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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS
Volume 1859, Issue 2, Pages 262-268Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.11.002
Keywords
Connexin; Hemichannel; Gap junction; DNA methylation; Histone acetylation; MicroRNA
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- European Research Council [335476]
- Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders (FWO) [G009514N, G010214N]
- University Hospital of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium (Willy Gepts Fonds UZ-VUB)
- University of Sao Paulo-Brazil
- Foundation for Research Support of the State of Sao Paulo-Brazil (FAPESP SPEC) [2013/50420-6]
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Connexins and their channels are involved in the control of all aspects of the cellular life cycle, ranging from cell growth to cell death, by mediating extracellular, intercellular and intracellular communication. These multifaceted aspects of connexin-related cellular signaling obviously require strict regulation. While connexin channel activity is mainly directed by posttranslational modifications, connexin expression as such is managed by classical cis/trans mechanisms. Over the past few years, it has become clear that connexin production is equally dictated by epigenetic actions. This paper provides an overview of the role of major determinants of the epigenome, including DNA methylation, histone acetylation and microRNA species, in connexin expression. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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