- from two
identical hemichannels are
called homotypic,
while those with
differing hemichannels are heterotypic. In turn,
hemichannels of
uniform protein...
-
Connexins are ****embled in
groups of six to form
hemichannels, or connexons, and two
hemichannels then
combine to form a gap junction. The
crystal structure...
- 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...
- bone loss.
Mechanical stimulation of
osteocytes results in
opening of
hemichannels to
release PGE2 and ATP,
among other biochemical signaling molecules...
- 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...
-
depolarizing the
postsynaptic cell. Gap
junction channels are
composed of two
hemichannels called connexons in vertebrates, one
contributed by each cell at the...
-
intact taste buds
through ATP
signalling from
pannexin 1 gap
junction hemichannels". The
Journal of Physiology. 587 (Pt 24): 5899–906. doi:10.1113/jphysiol...
- membrane. The
subsequent oligomerization of this
protein into
hemichannels and the
hemichannels into gap
junctions is also
induced by phosphorylation. Likewise...
-
transmembrane channels for
transport of
molecules of less than 1000 Da.
These hemichannels can be
present in plasma,
endoplasmic resticulum (ER) and
Golgi membranes...
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anoxic depolarization of
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