Gap junctions in Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti
Weng XH, Piermarini PM, Yamahiro A, Yu MJ, Aneshansley DJ, Beyenbach KW. Gap junctions in Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti. Journal Of Experimental Biology 2008, 211: 409-422. PMID: 18203997, DOI: 10.1242/jeb.011213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalpighian tubulesGap junctionsMolecular evidenceGap junctional channelsInnexin 1Principal cellsVertebrate tissuesLeucokinin-VIIIEpithelial cellsLucifer YellowAedes aegyptiGap junction resistanceRT-PCRCellsElectrical couplingGap junction conductanceRinger bathPhysiological demonstrationInnexinsIsolated Malpighian tubulesTubule lumenCalcium ionophoreDouble cable modelMetabolic inhibitionTransepithelial voltage