2012
Modulation of gap junction channels and hemichannels by growth factors
Schalper K, Riquelme M, Brañes M, Martínez A, Vega J, Berthoud V, Bennett M, Sáez J. Modulation of gap junction channels and hemichannels by growth factors. Molecular Omics 2012, 8: 685-698. PMID: 22218428, DOI: 10.1039/c1mb05294b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGap junction channelsTransduction pathwaysGrowth factor signal transduction pathwaysJunction channelsNumerous cellular processesCell-cell communicationCell-cell channelsGrowth factorSignal transduction pathwaysProtein kinase-dependent mechanismNormal cellular responseCellular transduction pathwaysKinase-dependent mechanismCell membrane receptorsGap junction hemichannelsCellular coordinationCellular processesProtein kinaseCellular responsesCell stageMembrane receptorsMembrane channelsCell typesFunctional consequencesChannel insertion
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
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