2011
Cation permeation through connexin 43 hemichannels is cooperative, competitive and saturable with parameters depending on the permeant species
Orellana J, Díaz E, Schalper K, Vargas A, Bennett M, Sáez J. Cation permeation through connexin 43 hemichannels is cooperative, competitive and saturable with parameters depending on the permeant species. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2011, 409: 603-609. PMID: 21600880, PMCID: PMC3118918, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DeathCell Membrane PermeabilityCell SurvivalConnexinsHumansIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsModels, BiologicalProtein BindingStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsCell 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
2007
Possible Involvement of Different Connexin43 Domains in Plasma Membrane Permeabilization Induced by Ischemia-Reperfusion
Retamal MA, Schalper KA, Shoji KF, Orellana JA, Bennett MV, Sáez JC. Possible Involvement of Different Connexin43 Domains in Plasma Membrane Permeabilization Induced by Ischemia-Reperfusion. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2007, 218: 49-63. PMID: 17705051, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-007-9043-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research