期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES
卷 1860, 期 1, 页码 83-90出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.04.008
关键词
Phosphorylation; Connexin43; Kinase; Gap junction
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R01GM055632]
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R21CA149554] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [P30DK017047] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [R01GM055632] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Gap junctions are specialized membrane domains containing tens to thousands of intercellular channels. These channels permit exchange of small molecules (<1000 Da) including ions, amino acids, nucleotides, metabolites and secondary messengers (e.g., calcium, glucose, cAMP, cGMP, IP3) between cells. The common reductionist view of these structures is that they are composed entirely of integral membrane proteins encoded by the 21 member connexin human gene family. However, it is clear that the normal physiological function of this structure requires interaction and regulation by a variety of proteins, especially kinases. Phosphorylation is capable of directly modulating connexin channel function but the most dramatic effects on gap junction activity occur via the organization of the gap junction structures themselves. This is a direct result of the short half-life of the primary gap junction protein, connexin, which requires them to be constantly assembled, remodeled and turned over. The biological consequences of this remodeling are well illustrated during cardiac ischemia, a process wherein gap junctions are disassembled and remodeled resulting in arrhythmia and ultimately heart failure. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Gap Junction Proteins edited by Jean Claude Herve. (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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