Gap junctions may also open and close in response to metabolic signals (Figure 2, Figure 3). Cell signaling isn't just central to tissue architecture and function: It also plays an important role ...

Current projects in the lab focus on the gap junction-dependent functions of Cx43 in adipose tissue metabolism in response to cold, β3-adrenergic receptor agonists, or other hormonal treatments that ...

These communities and "hotspots" emerged in advanced stages of lymph gland development, and required the existence of tiny channels, called "gap junctions," that connect adjacent cells and allow ...