Managing the complexity of communication; regulation of gap junctions by post-translational modification

• Main Authors: Lene Nygaard Axelsen (Author), Kirstine eCalloe (Author), Niels-Henrik eHo (Author), Morten Schak Nielsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Gap junctions are comprised of connexins that form cell-to-cell channels which couple neighboring cells to accommodate the exchange of information. The need for communication does, however, change over time and therefore must be tightly controlled. Although the regulation of connexin protein express...