Update on connexins and gap junctions in neurons and glia in the mammalian nervous system
JI Nagy, FE Dudek, JE Rash - Brain Research Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
Among the 20 proposed members of the connexin family of proteins that form gap junctional
intercellular communication (GJIC) channels in mammalian tissues, over half are reported to
be expressed in the nervous system. There have been conflicting observations, however,
concerning the particular connexins expressed by astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, Schwann
cells and neurons. Identification of the several connexin proteins at gap junctions between
each neuronal and glial cell type is essential for the rational design of investigations into the …
intercellular communication (GJIC) channels in mammalian tissues, over half are reported to
be expressed in the nervous system. There have been conflicting observations, however,
concerning the particular connexins expressed by astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, Schwann
cells and neurons. Identification of the several connexin proteins at gap junctions between
each neuronal and glial cell type is essential for the rational design of investigations into the …