Gap junctions: Fates worse than death?

Authors
White, TW Bruzzone, R
Citation
Tw. White et R. Bruzzone, Gap junctions: Fates worse than death?, CURR BIOL, 10(18), 2000, pp. R685-R688
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
18
Year of publication
2000
Pages
R685 - R688
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(20000921)10:18<R685:GJFWTD>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The reasons for the molecular heterogeneity of connexin channels in vivo re main unclear. Functional replacement of one connexin gene with another has now revealed unexpected phenotypes and shows that cellular homeostasis depe nds not simply on cell-cell communication but also on the correct types of connexin.