An electrostatic mechanism for Ca(2+)-mediated regulation of gap junction channels.
Bennett, B.C., Purdy, M.D., Baker, K.A., Acharya, C., McIntire, W.E., Stevens, R.C., Zhang, Q., Harris, A.L., Abagyan, R., Yeager, M.(2016) Nat Commun 7: 8770-8770
- PubMed: 26753910 
- DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9770
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5ERA, 5ER7 - PubMed Abstract: 
Gap junction channels mediate intercellular signalling that is crucial in tissue development, homeostasis and pathologic states such as cardiac arrhythmias, cancer and trauma. To explore the mechanism by which Ca(2+) blocks intercellular communication du ...