SnapShot: Connexins and Disease.

Laird, Dale W; Naus, Christian C; Lampe, Paul D · Cell · 2017

review · Level V

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Abstract

The connexin family of membrane proteins enable gap junction formation and homeostasis, supporting communication between adjacent cells. This SnapShot highlights mutations in different connexins associated with human pathologies and how they affect gap junction function.

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