Formation of Heterotypic Gap Junction Channels by Connexins 40 and 43
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Formation of heterotypic gap junction channels by connexins 40 and 43.
Gap junctions formed between transfected cells expressing connexin (Cx) 40 and Cx43 (Cx43-RIN, Cx40-HeLa, and Cx43-HeLa) revealed a relationship, g(j)=f(V(j)), at steady state, that is typified by a nonsymmetrical behavior similar to that previously reported for other heterotypic channels (gap junction conductance [g(j)]; transjunctional voltage [V(j)]). The unitary conductance of the channels ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Research
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0009-7330,1524-4571
DOI: 10.1161/01.res.86.2.e42