Gap junction mediated miRNA intercellular transfer and gene regulation: A novel mechanism for intercellular genetic communication
Zong L, Zhu Y, Liang R, Zhao H. Gap junction mediated miRNA intercellular transfer and gene regulation: A novel mechanism for intercellular genetic communication. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 19884. PMID: 26814383, PMCID: PMC4728487, DOI: 10.1038/srep19884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic communicationGap junction channelsGene regulationGene expressionIntercellular transferJunction channelsSmall regulatory RNAsNovel mechanismSpecific cell typesPassage of ionsRegulatory RNAsCellular processesOrgan developmentConnexin mutationsDifferent miRNAsRecipient cellsMiRNAsCell typesNeighboring cellsCell proliferationConnexin expressionImportant roleMiRNA levelsGap junctionsCell lines