Physiological roles of connexins and pannexins in reproductive organs

Calcium entry via connexin hemichannels in lens epithelium

(2015) Amritlal Mandal et al.   EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH

Hemichannels: New pathways for gliotransmitter release

(2015) T.D. Montero et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Connexin hemichannels: novel mediators of toxicity

(2014) Mathieu Vinken   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

Prophase I Arrest of Mouse Oocytes Mediated by Natriuretic Peptide Precursor C Requires GJA1 (connexin-43) and GJA4 (connexin-37) Gap Junctions in the Antral Follicle and Cumulus-Oocyte Complex1

(2014) Samantha Richard et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

A PKA-ezrin-Cx43 signaling complex controls gap junction communication and thereby trophoblast cell fusion

(2014) G. Pidoux et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Recombinant bovine interferon-τ enhances in vitro development of bovine embryos by upregulating expression of connexin 43 and E-cadherin

(2014) Zhong-Jian Bao et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Connexin43 hemichannels mediate small molecule exchange between chondrocytes and matrix in biomechanically-stimulated temporomandibular joint cartilage

(2014) J. Zhang et al.   OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE

Connexin31.1 (Gjb5) Deficiency Blocks Trophoblast Stem Cell Differentiation and Delays Placental Development

(2014) Mark Kibschull et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Connexin a check-point component of cell apoptosis in normal and physiopathological conditions

(2013) Diane Carette et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Broad Gap Junction Blocker Carbenoxolone Disrupts Uterine Preparation for Embryo Implantation in Mice1

(2013) Honglu Diao et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Decidual Angiogenesis and Placental Orientation Are Altered in Mice Heterozygous for a Dominant Loss-of-Function Gja1 (Connexin43) Mutation1

(2013) Elke Winterhager et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Preimplantation Stress and Development

(2013) Sky Feuer et al.   BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH PART C-EMBRYO TODAY-REVIEWS

Connexins and steroidogenesis in mouse Leydig cells

(2013) Dan Li et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

The Emerging Role of Connexin 43 in Testis Pathogenesis

(2013) D. Chevallier et al.   CURRENT MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Rictor/mTORC2 regulates blood-testis barrier dynamics via its effects on gap junction communications and actin filament network

(2013) Ka-Wai Mok et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

The biochemistry and function of pannexin channels

(2012) Silvia Penuela et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

The Molecular Role of Connexin 43 in Human Trophoblast Cell Fusion1

(2012) Caroline E. Dunk et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Molecular connexin partner remodeling orchestrates connexin traffic: From physiology to pathophysiology

(2012) Jérôme Gilleron et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Expression and Function of Myometrial PSF Suggest a Role in Progesterone Withdrawal and the Initiation of Labor

(2012) Ning Xie et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Expression of the androgen receptor in the testis of mice with a Sertoli cell specific knock-out of the connexin 43 gene (SCCx43KO−/−)

(2012) Katarzyna Chojnacka et al.   Reproductive Biology

The placental imprintome and imprinted gene function in the trophoblast glycogen cell lineage

(2012) Louis Lefebvre   REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

Effects of a murine germ cell-specific knockout of Connexin 43 on Connexin expression in testis and fertility

(2012) Sabine Günther et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Gap junctional channels are parts of multiprotein complexes

(2011) Jean-Claude Hervé et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Altered differentiation and clustering of Sertoli cells in transgenic mice showing a Sertoli cell specific knockout of the connexin 43 gene

(2011) Karola Weider et al.   DIFFERENTIATION

Disruption of gap junctions reduces biomarkers of decidualization and angiogenesis and increases inflammatory mediators in human endometrial stromal cell cultures

(2011) Jie Yu et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Characterization of pannexin1 and pannexin3 and their regulation by androgens in the male reproductive tract of the adult rat

(2011) Patrick Turmel et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Reduced expression of gap junction gene connexin 43 in recurrent early pregnancy loss patients

(2011) R.R. Nair et al.   PLACENTA

Review: The evolving placenta: Different developmental paths to a hemochorial relationship

(2011) A.C. Enders et al.   PLACENTA

CX43 expression, phosphorylation, and distribution in the normal and autoimmune orchitic testis with a look at gap junctions joining germ cell to germ cell

(2010) R.-Marc Pelletier et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Bidirectional communication between oocytes and follicle cells: ensuring oocyte developmental competence

(2010) Gerald M. Kidder et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Major involvement of connexin 43 in seminiferous epithelial junction dynamics and male fertility

(2010) Diane Carette et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Regulation of the connexin 43 promoter in the brook trout testis: Role of the thyroid hormones and cAMP

(2010) Benjamin de Montgolfier et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Immunohistochemical expression analysis of Cx43, Cx26, c-KIT and PlAP in contralateral testis biopsies of patients with non-seminomatous testicular germ cell tumor

(2010) Marianne Steiner et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Physiological and physiopathological aspects of connexins and communicating gap junctions in spermatogenesis

(2010) G. Pointis et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Connexin 43 is critical to maintain the homeostasis of the blood-testis barrier via its effects on tight junction reassembly

(2010) M. W. M. Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Dominant Loss-of-Function GJA1 (Cx43) Mutant Impairs Parturition in the Mouse1

(2009) Dan Tong et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Cytokines and junction restructuring events during spermatogenesis in the testis: An emerging concept of regulation

(2009) Michelle W.M. Li et al.   CYTOKINE & GROWTH FACTOR REVIEWS

Integration of endocrine and mechanical signals in the regulation of myometrial functions during pregnancy and labour

(2009) Oksana Shynlova et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Replacement of connexin 43 by connexin 32 in a knock-in mice model attenuates aortic endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated relaxation

(2009) Diego López et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Age-dependent pattern of connexin43 expression in testes of European bison (Bison bonasus, L.)

(2009) Anna Hejmej et al.   Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Three-dimensional analysis of connexin43 gap junction in the ex vivo rat seminiferous tubules: Short-term effects of hormonal effectors

(2009) Jerome Gilleron et al.   MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE

p54nrb Is a Transcriptional Corepressor of the Progesterone Receptor that Modulates Transcription of the Labor-Associated Gene, Connexin 43 (Gja1)

(2009) Xuesen Dong et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Endometriosis: science and sense

(2009) E. Winterhager et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Mechanisms guiding primordial germ cell migration: strategies from different organisms

(2009) Brian E. Richardson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

The endometrium responds differently to cloned versus fertilized embryos

(2009) S. Bauersachs et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Connexin 33 Impairs Gap Junction Functionality by Accelerating Connexin 43 Gap Junction Plaque Endocytosis

(2009) Diane Carette et al.   TRAFFIC

Gap junction communication between uterine stromal cells plays a critical role in pregnancy-associated neovascularization and embryo survival

(2008) M. J. Laws et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Meiotic progression of rat spermatocytes requires mitogen-activated protein kinases of Sertoli cells and close contacts between the germ cells and the Sertoli cells

(2008) Murielle Godet et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Expression of Connexin 43 in normal canine testes and canine testicular tumors

(2008) Christina Rüttinger et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Connexin 43 a potential regulator of cell proliferation and apoptosis within the seminiferous epithelium

(2008) Jérome Gilleron et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

Connexin expression and gap junctional coupling in human cumulus cells: contribution to embryo quality

(2008) H.-X. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Decreased Oocyte-Granulosa Cell Gap Junction Communication and Connexin Expression in a Type 1 Diabetic Mouse Model

(2008) Ann M. Ratchford et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Analogous and Unique Functions of Connexins in Mouse and Human Placental Development

(2008) M. Kibschull et al.   PLACENTA

Oocyte-directed depletion of connexin43 using the Cre-LoxP system leads to subfertility in female mice

(2007) Eran Gershon et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Expression and comparison of gap junction protein connexin 37 in granulosa cells aspirates from follicles of poor responder and nonpoor responder patients

(2007) Ismail Cepni et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Gap junctions in the ovary: Expression, localization and function

(2007) Eran Gershon et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY