"Connexin 43" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 43-kDa peptide which is a member of the connexin family of gap junction proteins. Connexin 43 is a product of a gene in the alpha class of connexin genes (the alpha-1 gene). It was first isolated from mammalian heart, but is widespread in the body including the brain.
| Descriptor ID |
D018031
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.585.250.200
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Connexin 43" by people in Profiles.
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Regulation of cardiac gap junctions by protein phosphatases. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2017 06; 107:52-57.
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Connexin40 abnormalities and atrial fibrillation in the human heart. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2014 Nov; 76:159-68.
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Mesenchymal stem cells improve cardiac conduction by upregulation of connexin 43 through paracrine signaling. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2013 Feb 15; 304(4):H600-9.
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Enhanced activation of p21-activated kinase 1 in heart failure contributes to dephosphorylation of connexin 43. Cardiovasc Res. 2011 Oct 01; 92(1):106-14.
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Gap junction permeability: selectivity for anionic and cationic probes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Mar; 300(3):C600-9.
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Connexin43 knockdown or overexpression modulates cell coupling in control and failing rabbit left ventricular myocytes. Cardiovasc Res. 2010 Mar 01; 85(4):751-62.
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Decreased intercellular coupling improves the function of cardiac pacemakers derived from mouse embryonic stem cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2008 Nov; 45(5):642-9.
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Gap junction channels exhibit connexin-specific permeability to cyclic nucleotides. J Gen Physiol. 2008 Apr; 131(4):293-305.
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The relevance of non-excitable cells for cardiac pacemaker function. J Physiol. 2007 Dec 01; 585(Pt 2):565-78.
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The phosphorylated form of connexin43 is up-regulated in breast hyperplasias and carcinomas and in their neoformed capillaries. Hum Pathol. 2005 May; 36(5):536-45.