Abstract
Gap junctions mediate intercellular communication and are critical for development and nervous system function. Initially thought to function solely as stand-alone molecules, it has now been shown that a stomatin-like protein regulates a gap junction channel in Caenorhabditis elegans.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology*
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / chemistry
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / genetics
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / physiology*
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Gap Junctions / metabolism*
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Membrane Proteins / chemistry
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Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Membrane Proteins / physiology*
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Models, Biological
Substances
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
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Membrane Proteins
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Unc-1 protein, C elegans
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Unc-9 protein, C elegans