2016
Gap junction mediated miRNA intercellular transfer and gene regulation: A novel mechanism for intercellular genetic communication
Zong L, Zhu Y, Liang R, Zhao H. Gap junction mediated miRNA intercellular transfer and gene regulation: A novel mechanism for intercellular genetic communication. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 19884. PMID: 26814383, PMCID: PMC4728487, DOI: 10.1038/srep19884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic communicationGap junction channelsGene regulationGene expressionIntercellular transferJunction channelsSmall regulatory RNAsNovel mechanismSpecific cell typesPassage of ionsRegulatory RNAsCellular processesOrgan developmentConnexin mutationsDifferent miRNAsRecipient cellsMiRNAsCell typesNeighboring cellsCell proliferationConnexin expressionImportant roleMiRNA levelsGap junctionsCell lines
2005
Connexin26 is responsible for anionic molecule permeability in the cochlea for intercellular signalling and metabolic communications
Zhao H. Connexin26 is responsible for anionic molecule permeability in the cochlea for intercellular signalling and metabolic communications. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 21: 1859-1868. PMID: 15869481, PMCID: PMC2548270, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04031.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAffinity LabelsAnimalsAnionsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCalciumCationsCell CommunicationCell CountCell Membrane PermeabilityCells, CulturedCochleaConnexin 26ConnexinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme InhibitorsFluorescent DyesGap JunctionsGlycyrrhetinic AcidGuinea PigsIntracellular MembranesPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProadifenPyridoxal PhosphateSpectrometry, FluorescenceTime FactorsConceptsCharge selectivityLarge pore sizeCationic fluorescent dyeIntercellular signalingAnionic dyesDye sizeGap junctionsMetabolic communicationPore sizeMolecule permeabilityMolecular permeabilitySelectivityEnergy moleculesCationic probePassage of ionsFluorescent dyeGap junctional permeabilityMoleculesCochlear sensory epitheliumDyeCochlear gap junctions