- In biology, a
connexon, also
known as a
connexin hemichannel, is an ****embly of six
proteins called connexins that form the pore for a gap
junction between...
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between cell membranes. Gap
junctions use
protein complexes known as
connexons to
connect one cell to another. The
proteins are
called connexins. Gap...
- in the
centre called a
connexon. The
connexon complexes stretches across the cell
membrane and when two
adjacent cell
connexons interact, they form a complete...
- or
connexons,
which consist of homo- or
heterohexameric arrays of connexins, and the
connexon in one
plasma membrane docks end-to-end with a
connexon in...
- this cell. (A
brief chemical gradient driven efflux of Na+
through the
connexon at peak
depolarization causes the
conduction of cell to cell depolarization...
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composed of
channels called connexons,
which consist of
transmembrane proteins called connexins clustered in
groups of six.
Connexons from
adjacent cells form...
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closely opposed plasma membrane linked by
transmembrane channels known as
connexons. The gap
between the
cells can
usually be
between only 2 and 4 nm. Diseases...
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exists around connexon (magenta)
becomes disordered on
treatment with
anaesthetic (red triangles),
promoting a
closure of the
connexon ion channel. This...
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fundamental bases for
perceiving electrical synapses comes down to the
connexons that are
located in the gap
junction between two neurons.
Electrical synapses...
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connexin monomers form a hemichannel, or
connexon, on the cell surface. This
connexon can
interact with a
connexon from a
neighboring cell, thus forming...
