Innexin function: minding the gap junction.
Gap junctions mediate intercellular communication and are critical for development and nervous system function. Initially thought to function solely as stand-alone molecules, it has now been shown that a stomatin-like protein regulates a gap junction channel in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Norman
Kenneth R
KR
Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0840, USA.
Maricq
Andres Villu
AV
D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological
D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C113701:Unc-1 protein, C elegans; C109201:Unc-9 protein, C elegans