Connexin and pannexin (hemi)channels in the liver

The liver was among the first organs in which connexin proteins have been identified. Hepatocytes harbor connexin32 and connexin26, while non-parenchymal liver cells typically express connexin43. Connexins give rise to hemichannels, which dock with counterparts on adjacent cells to form gap junction...

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Main Authors: Maes, Michaël, Decrock, Elke, Cogliati, Bruno, Oliveira, André G., Marques, Pedro E., Dagli, Maria L. Z., Menezes, Gustavo B., Mennecier, Gregory, Leybaert, Luc, Vanhaecke, Tamara, Rogiers, Vera, Vinken, Mathieu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3887319/