2010
Cell membrane permeabilization via connexin hemichannels in living and dying cells
Sáez J, Schalper K, Retamal M, Orellana J, Shoji K, Bennett M. Cell membrane permeabilization via connexin hemichannels in living and dying cells. Experimental Cell Research 2010, 316: 2377-2389. PMID: 20595004, DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell membrane permeabilityMembrane permeabilityComplex signaling cascadesConnexin hemichannelsDiverse cell typesCx HCsGap junction channelsVertebrate cellsCell membrane permeabilizationForm hemichannelsMembrane permeabilizationSignaling cascadesOpen probabilityJunction channelsCell typesCultured cellsExtracellular microenvironmentCell membraneHemichannelsMost cellsLow open probabilityStage dependencyUnitary conductanceSmall moleculesConnexins
2009
Modulation of Brain Hemichannels and Gap Junction Channels by Pro-Inflammatory Agents and Their Possible Role in Neurodegeneration
Orellana JA, Sáez PJ, Shoji KF, Schalper KA, Palacios–Prado N, Velarde V, Giaume C, Bennett MV, Sáez JC. Modulation of Brain Hemichannels and Gap Junction Channels by Pro-Inflammatory Agents and Their Possible Role in Neurodegeneration. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 2009, 11: 369-399. PMID: 18816186, PMCID: PMC2713807, DOI: 10.1089/ars.2008.2130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGap junction channelsJunction channelsDiverse cell typesPro-inflammatory agentsAcute inflammatory responseActivity of hemichannelsGap junctional communicationGlial hemichannelsProtein subunitsCx43 hemichannel activityGlial activationAnomalous proteinInflammatory processMembrane channelsCell typesNeuronal viabilityInflammatory responseNeuronal Cx36Astroglial networksNormal brainHemichannel activityChannel disordersHemichannelsSubthreshold stimulationATP release