Hemichannels; from the molecule to the function

• Main Author: Mauricio Antonio Retamal (auth)
• Other Authors: Juan C. Saez (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Physiology; redox regulation; posttranslational modifications; gap junction channels; pannexins; hemichannels; Connexins
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Coordinated cell interactions are required to accomplish several complex and dynamic tasks observed in several tissues. Cell function may be coordinated by cell-to-cell communication through gap junctions channels (GJCs). These channels are formed by the serial docking of two hemichannels, which in...