On Biophysical Properties and Sensitivity to Gap Junction Blockers of Connexin 39 Hemichannels Expressed in HeLa Cells

Linoleic acid permeabilizes gastric epithelial cells by increasing connexin 43 levels in the cell membrane via a GPR40- and Akt-dependent mechanism

(2016) Carlos Puebla et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

Exploring the Membrane Potential of Simple Dual-Membrane Systems as Models for Gap-Junction Channels

(2016) Yerko Escalona et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Fast skeletal myofibers of mdx mouse, model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, express connexin hemichannels that lead to apoptosis

(2016) Luis A. Cea et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

An electrostatic mechanism for Ca2+-mediated regulation of gap junction channels

(2016) Brad C. Bennett et al.   Nature Communications

Regulation of Pannexin-1 channel activity: Table 1

(2015) Kirk A. Taylor et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

An empirical energy function for structural assessment of protein transmembrane domains

(2015) Guillaume Postic et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Hemichannels Are Required for Amyloid  -Peptide-Induced Degranulation and Are Activated in Brain Mast Cells of APPswe/PS1dE9 Mice

(2015) P. A. Harcha et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Voltage Regulation of Connexin Channel Conductance

(2015) Seunghoon Oh et al.   YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL

Role of gamma carboxylated Glu47 in connexin 26 hemichannel regulation by extracellular Ca2+: Insight from a local quantum chemistry study

(2014) Francesco Zonta et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Epock: rapid analysis of protein pocket dynamics

(2014) Benoist Laurent et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Characterization of a Novel Water Pocket Inside the Human Cx26 Hemichannel Structure

(2014) Raul Araya-Secchi et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Distinct permeation profiles of the connexin 30 and 43 hemichannels

(2014) Daniel Bloch Hansen et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Computational modeling of membrane proteins

(2014) Julia Koehler Leman et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Extracellular gentamicin reduces the activity of connexin hemichannels and interferes with purinergic Ca2+ signaling in HeLa cells

(2014) Vania A. Figueroa et al.   Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Hemichannels: new roles in astroglial function

(2014) Juan A. Orellana et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Regulation of connexin- and pannexin-based channels by post-translational modifications

(2013) Catheleyne D'hondt et al.   BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

The 3.5 ångström X−ray structure of the human connexin26 gap junction channel is unlikely that of a fully open channel

(2013) Francesco Zonta et al.   Cell Communication and Signaling

Divalent regulation and intersubunit interactions of human Connexin26 (Cx26) hemichannels

(2013) William Lopez et al.   Channels

Diffusion of nitric oxide across cell membranes of the vascular wall requires specific connexin-based channels

(2013) Xavier F. Figueroa et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Connexin channel modulators and their mechanisms of action

(2013) Vytas K. Verselis et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

De novo expression of connexin hemichannels in denervated fast skeletal muscles leads to atrophy

(2013) L. A. Cea et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolutionary analyses of gap junction protein families

(2012) Federico Abascal et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Structural basis for the selective permeability of channels made of communicating junction proteins

(2012) Jose F. Ek-Vitorin et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Cx26-Wt and Deafness Related Mutants M34A, A40G and V37I

(2012) Raul Araya-Secchi et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Mechanical stress-activated integrin  5 1 induces opening of connexin 43 hemichannels

(2012) N. Batra et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Avogadro: an advanced semantic chemical editor, visualization, and analysis platform

(2012) Marcus D Hanwell et al.   Journal of Cheminformatics

Cation permeation through connexin 43 hemichannels is cooperative, competitive and saturable with parameters depending on the permeant species

(2011) Juan A. Orellana et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Connexin39 deficient mice display accelerated myogenesis and regeneration of skeletal muscle

(2011) Julia von Maltzahn et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Molecular dynamics simulations of the Cx26 hemichannel: Evaluation of structural models with Brownian dynamics

(2011) Taekyung Kwon et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

Connexin 43 hemichannels mediate the Ca2+ influx induced by extracellular alkalinization

(2010) Kurt A. Schalper et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Connexin Modulators and Their Potential Targets under the Magnifying Glass

(2010) S. B. Bodendiek et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

PaDEL-descriptor: An open source software to calculate molecular descriptors and fingerprints

(2010) Chun Wei Yap   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY

Metabolic inhibition increases activity of connexin-32 hemichannels permeable to Ca2+ in transfected HeLa cells

(2009) Helmuth A. Sánchez et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Pannexins, distant relatives of the connexin family with specific cellular functions?

(2009) Catheleyne D'hondt et al.   BIOESSAYS

Connexin43 in cardiomyocyte mitochondria contributes to mitochondrial potassium uptake

(2009) Elisabet Miro-Casas et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Ca2+ regulation of connexin 43 hemichannels in C6 glioma and glial cells

(2009) Elke De Vuyst et al.   CELL CALCIUM

Structure of the connexin 26 gap junction channel at 3.5 Å resolution

(2009) Shoji Maeda et al.   NATURE

Currently Used Methods for Identification and Characterization of Hemichannels

(2008) Kurt A. Schalper et al.   CELL COMMUNICATION AND ADHESION

Pharmacological Characterization of Pannexin-1 Currents Expressed in Mammalian Cells

(2008) W. Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS