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Connexin 43

Known as: Connexin 43 [Chemical/Ingredient], Cx43, connexin 43 (Cx43) protein 
A 43-kDa peptide which is a member of the connexin family of gap junction proteins. Connexin 43 is a product of a gene in the alpha class of connexin… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Caveolin-1 and -2 interact with connexin43 and regulate gap junctional intercellular communication in keratinocytes.
Connexin43 (Cx43) has been reported to interact with caveolin (Cav)-1, but the role of this association and whether other members… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Functional role of connexin43 gap junction channels in adult mouse heart assessed by inducible gene deletion.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Individual gap junction plaques contain multiple connexins in arterial endothelium.
Gap-junctional intercellular communication in endothelial cells is implicated in the coordination of growth, migration, and… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Degradation of connexin43 gap junctions involves both the proteasome and the lysosome.
Intercellular communication may be modulated by the rather rapid turnover and degradation of gap junction proteins, since many… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Oligodendrocytes express gap junction proteins connexin32 and connexin45
Oligodendrocytes, the myelin‐forming glia of brain, are connected by gap junctions in situ and in culture. Cultured… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Multiple connexins colocalize in canine ventricular myocyte gap junctions.
We have recently shown that adult canine ventricular myocytes express three distinct gap junction channel proteins, connexin40… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Evidence for a distinct gap-junctional phenotype in ventricular conduction tissues of the developing and mature avian heart.
The gap-junctional proteins connexin43 and connexin42 have been shown to be expressed in the developing and mature avian heart… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Functional analysis of human cardiac gap junction channel mutants.
The connexins form a family of membrane spanning proteins that assemble into gap junction channels. The biophysical properties of… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Mouse connexin37: cloning and functional expression of a gap junction gene highly expressed in lung
The coding sequence (333 amino acids) of a new connexin protein, designated mouse connexin37 (Cx37 or Cx37.6) due to the deduced… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Tyrosine phosphorylation of a gap junction protein correlates with inhibition of cell-to-cell communication.
Cell-to-cell communication is achieved by passage of small molecules through gap junction membrane channels. The expression of… 
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