165
Views
11
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Channel Structure

Projection Structure of Full Length Connexin 43 by Electron Cryo-Crystallography

, , , &
Pages 187-191 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

REFERENCES

  • Harris AL (2001). Emerging issues of connexin channels: biophysics fills the gap. Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics 34: 325–472.
  • Kumar NM, Friend DS, Gilula NB (1995). Synthesis and assembly of human Β1 gap junctions in BHK cells by DNA transfection with the human Β1 cDNA. J Cell Sci 108: 3725–3734.
  • Liu S, Taffet S, Stoner L, Delmar M, Vallano ML, Jalife J (1993). A structural basis for the unequal sensitivity of the major cardiac and liver gap junctions to intracellular acidification: The carboxyl tail length. Biophys J 64: 1422–1433.
  • MorenoAP, Chanson M, Anumonwo J, Scerri I, GuH,Taffet SM, Delmar M (2002). Role of the carboxy terminal of connexin43 in transjunctional fast voltage gating. Circ Res 90: 450–457.
  • Morley GE, Taffet SM, Delmar M (1996). Intramolecular interactions mediate pH regulation of connexin43 channels. Biophys J 70: 1294–1302.
  • Revilla A, Castro C, Barrio LC (1999). Molecular dissection of transjunctional voltage dependence in the connexin-32 and connexin-43 junctions. Biophys J 77: 1374–1383.
  • Samuels ML (1989). Statistics for the life sciences. Dellen Publishing, San Francisco.
  • Sorgen PL, Duffy HS, Cahill SM, CoombsW, Spray DC, Delmar M, Girvin ME (2002). Sequence-specific resonance assignment of the carboxy terminal domain of Connexin43. J Biomol NMR 23: 245–246.
  • Unger VM, Kumar NM, GilulaNB, YeagerM(1997). Projection structure of a gap junction membrane channel at 7 A resolution. Nature Struct Biol 4: 39–43.
  • Unger VM, Kumar NM, Gilula NB, Yeager M (1999). Expression, two-dimensional crystallization, and electron cryocrystallography of recombinant gap junction membrane channels. J Struct Biol 128: 98–105.
  • Unger VM, Kumar NM, Gilula NB, Yeager M (1999). Threedimensional structure of a recombinant gap junction membrane channel. Science 283: 1176–1180.
  • Yeager M, Gilula NB (1992). Membrane topology and quaternary structure of cardiac gap junction ion channels. J Mol Biol 223: 929–948.
  • Yeager M, Nicholson BJ (2000). Structure and biochemistry of gap junctions. Advances Mol Cell Biol 30: 31–98.
  • Yeager M, Unger VM (2001). Culturing of mammalian cells expressing recombinant connexins and two-dimensional crystallization of the isolated gap junctions. Methods Mol Biol 154: 77–89.
  • Yeager M, Unger V, Mitra AK (1999). Three-dimensional structure of membrane proteins determined by two-dimensional crystallization, electron cryomycroscopy, and image analysis. Methods Enzym 294: 135–180.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.