"Gap Junctions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Connections between cells which allow passage of small molecules and electric current. Gap junctions were first described anatomically as regions of close apposition between cells with a narrow (1-2 nm) gap between cell membranes. The variety in the properties of gap junctions is reflected in the number of CONNEXINS, the family of proteins which form the junctions.
| Descriptor ID |
D017629
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.149.165.420.471
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| Concept/Terms |
Gap Junctions- Gap Junctions
- Gap Junction
- Junction, Gap
- Junctions, Gap
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gap Junctions" by people in Profiles.
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Benedikt J, Malpica-Nieves CJ, Rivera Y, M?ndez-Gonz?lez M, Nichols CG, Veh RW, Eaton MJ, Skatchkov SN. The Polyamine Spermine Potentiates the Propagation of Negatively Charged Molecules through the Astrocytic Syncytium. Biomolecules. 2022 12 05; 12(12).
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Volnova A, Tsytsarev V, Ganina O, V?lez-Crespo GE, Alves JM, Ignashchenkova A, Inyushin M. The Anti-Epileptic Effects of Carbenoxolone In Vitro and In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan 08; 23(2).
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Lane BJ, Kick DR, Wilson DK, Nair SS, Schulz DJ. Dopamine maintains network synchrony via direct modulation of gap junctions in the crustacean cardiac ganglion. Elife. 2018 10 16; 7.
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Jezzini SH, Merced A, Blagburn JM. Shaking-B misexpression increases the formation of gap junctions but not chemical synapses between auditory sensory neurons and the giant fiber of Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0198710.
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Kucheryavykh LY, Benedikt J, Cubano LA, Skatchkov SN, Bukauskas FF, Kucheryavykh YV. Polyamines preserve connexin 43-mediated gap junctional communication during intracellular hypercalcemia and acidosis. Neuroreport. 2017 Mar 01; 28(4):208-213.
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De Mello WC. Exchange of chemical signals between cardiac cells. Fundamental role on cell communication and metabolic cooperation. Exp Cell Res. 2016 08 01; 346(1):130-6.
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Skatchkov SN, Bukauskas FF, Benedikt J, Inyushin M, Kucheryavykh YV. Intracellular spermine prevents acid-induced uncoupling of Cx43 gap junction channels. Neuroreport. 2015 Jun 17; 26(9):528-32.
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Zolla V, Nizamutdinova IT, Scharf B, Clement CC, Maejima D, Akl T, Nagai T, Luciani P, Leroux JC, Halin C, Stukes S, Tiwari S, Casadevall A, Jacobs WR, Entenberg D, Zawieja DC, Condeelis J, Fooksman DR, Gashev AA, Santambrogio L. Aging-related anatomical and biochemical changes in lymphatic collectors impair lymph transport, fluid homeostasis, and pathogen clearance. Aging Cell. 2015 Aug; 14(4):582-94.
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Kopanic JL, Schlingmann B, Koval M, Lau AF, Sorgen PL, Su VF. Degradation of gap junction connexins is regulated by the interaction with Cx43-interacting protein of 75 kDa (CIP75). Biochem J. 2015 Mar 15; 466(3):571-85.
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De Mello WC. Chemical communication between cardiac cells is disrupted by high glucose: implications for the diabetic heart. Exp Cell Res. 2015 Feb 01; 331(1):232-238.