Spatial differences in gap junction gating in the lens are a consequence of connexin cleavage

Selective interactions among the multiple connexin proteins expressed in the vertebrate lens: the second extracellular domain is a determinant of compatibility between connexins.

Thomas W. White, Roberto Bruzzone, Stefan Wolfram et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1994 · 283 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Physiology +16

Heteromeric connexons in lens gap junction channels.

Jean X. Jiang, Daniel A. Goodenough · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 278 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Cell Biology +14

A structural basis for the unequal sensitivity of the major cardiac and liver gap junctions to intracellular acidification: the carboxyl tail length

S. Liu, Steven M. Taffet, L. C. Stoner et al. · Biophysical Journal · 1993 · 182 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Physiology +13

Expression of Functional Cell-Cell Channels from Cloned Rat Liver Gap Junction Complementary DNA

Gerhard Dahl, Todd Miller, David L. Paul et al. · Science · 1987 · 167 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +16

Processing of the gap junction protein connexin50 in the ocular lens is accomplished by calpain.

Jun Lin, Sandra Fitzgerald, Yunzhou Dong et al. · PubMed · 1997 · 107 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +4