Connexin channels in congenital skin disorders
Lilly E, Sellitto C, Milstone LM, White TW. Connexin channels in congenital skin disorders. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 2016, 50: 4-12. PMID: 26775130, PMCID: PMC4779425, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsConnexin mutationsDifferent connexin genesSubtle functional differencesConnexin functionConnexin genesDominant gainConnexin channelsHeteromeric hemichannelsSpectrum of phenotypesFunctional roleConnexin 26 mutationsFunctional differencesCongenital skin disorderMutationsGap junctionsHemichannelsCalcium regulationConnexinsConnexin 43Detailed understandingCalcium permeabilitySkin disordersPalmoplantar keratodermaDeafness syndromeGenes