Modulation of gap junction channels and hemichannels by growth factors
Schalper K, Riquelme M, Brañes M, Martínez A, Vega J, Berthoud V, Bennett M, Sáez J. Modulation of gap junction channels and hemichannels by growth factors. Molecular Omics 2012, 8: 685-698. PMID: 22218428, DOI: 10.1039/c1mb05294b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CommunicationConnexinsFibroblast Growth Factor 1Gap JunctionsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIon ChannelsSignal TransductionConceptsGap junction channelsTransduction pathwaysGrowth factor signal transduction pathwaysJunction channelsNumerous cellular processesCell-cell communicationCell-cell channelsGrowth factorSignal transduction pathwaysProtein kinase-dependent mechanismNormal cellular responseCellular transduction pathwaysKinase-dependent mechanismCell membrane receptorsGap junction hemichannelsCellular coordinationCellular processesProtein kinaseCellular responsesCell stageMembrane receptorsMembrane channelsCell typesFunctional consequencesChannel insertion