Connexins: functions without junctions.
Emerging studies indicate that connexins have activities completely unrelated to gap junctions and, conversely, that non-connexin proteins can form gap junction channels.
Stout
Charles
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Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Goodenough
Daniel A
DA
Paul
David L
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D017630:Connexins / Q000502:physiology*; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
D017630:Connexins; D002118:Calcium