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GJA5 gene

Known as: GJA5, CX40, GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN, ALPHA-5 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Improving cardiac gap junction communication as a new antiarrhythmic mechanism: the action of antiarrhythmic peptides
Co-ordinated electrical activation of the heart is maintained by intercellular coupling of cardiomyocytes via gap junctional… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Polymorphisms in human connexin40 gene promoter are associated with increased risk of hypertension in men
Objective Gap junctions, formed by connexins (Cx), are important in the regulation of vascular tone. Previously, we reported two… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Connexin‐mimetic peptides dissociate electrotonic EDHF‐type signalling via myoendothelial and smooth muscle gap junctions in the rabbit iliac artery
1 Synthetic peptides corresponding to the Gap 26 and Gap 27 domains of the first and second extracellular loops of the major… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Effects of connexin‐mimetic peptides on gap junction functionality and connexin expression in cultured vascular cells
1 We have investigated the effects of connexin‐mimetic peptides homologous to the Gap 26 and Gap 27 domains of Cxs 37, 40 and 43… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Angiotensin II receptor blockade corrects altered expression of gap junctions in vascular endothelial cells from hypertensive rats.
Blockade of the renin-angiotensin system improves the impaired endothelium-dependent relaxations associated with hypertension and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Central Role of Connexin40 in the Propagation of Electrically Activated Vasodilation in Mouse Cremasteric Arterioles In Vivo
&NA; When a short segment of arteriole is stimulated, vasomotor responses spread bidirectionally along the vessel axis… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Gap junctional communication underpins EDHF-type relaxations evoked by ACh in the rat hepatic artery.
Synthetic peptides homologous to the Gap 26 and Gap 27 domains of the first and second extracellular loops of the major vascular… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Inhibition of endothelial wound repair by dominant negative connexin inhibitors.
Wounding of endothelial cells is associated with altered direct intercellular communication. To determine whether gap junctional… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Connexin32 Mutations Associated with X-Linked Charcot–Marie–Tooth Disease Show Two Distinct Behaviors: Loss of Function and Altered Gating Properties
The X-linked form of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMTX) is associated with mutations in the gene encoding connexin32 (Cx32… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Selective block of gap junction channel expression with connexin-specific antisense oligodeoxynucleotides.
Gap junctions in vascular smooth muscle provide a cell-to-cell conduction pathway that may contribute to regulation and… 
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