Connexins and gap junctions in the inner ear – it’s not just about K+ recycling
Normal development, function and repair of the sensory epithelia in the inner ear are all dependent on gap junctional intercellular communication. Mutations in the connexin genes GJB2 and GJB6 (encoding CX26 and CX30) result in syndromic and non-syndromic deafness via various mechanisms. Clinical ve...
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4452565/ |