- conditions. A
hemichannel is a
membrane channel made up of six subunits. A
hemichannel is
defined as one-half of a gap
junction channel.
Hemichannels consist...
- from two
identical hemichannels are
called homotypic,
while those with
differing hemichannels are heterotypic. In turn,
hemichannels of
uniform protein...
- gap
junctions in invertebrates. Each gap
junction is
composed of two
hemichannels, or connexons,
which consist of homo- or
heterohexameric arrays of connexins...
- 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...
-
innexins can act as a plug to mani****te
hemichannel closure and
provide a
mechanism connecting the
effect of
hemichannel closure directly to
apoptotic signal...
- membrane. The
subsequent oligomerization of this
protein into
hemichannels and the
hemichannels into gap
junctions is also
induced by phosphorylation. Likewise...
- is made of 12
connexin molecules; 6 form a
hemichannel on one cell
membrane and
interact with a
hemichannel on an
adjacent cell membrane. The permeability...
- bone loss.
Mechanical stimulation of
osteocytes results in
opening of
hemichannels to
release PGE2 and ATP,
among other biochemical signaling molecules...
- FF, Sáez JC (November 2003). "New
roles for astrocytes: gap
junction hemichannels have
something to communicate".
Trends in Neurosciences. 26 (11): 610–17...
-
depolarizing the
postsynaptic cell. Gap
junction channels are
composed of two
hemichannels called connexons in vertebrates, one
contributed by each cell at the...
