Introduction: connexins, pannexins and their channels as gatekeepers of organ physiology

[1] Nielsen MS(2012)Gap junctions Compr Physiol 2 1981-2035

[2] Axelsen LN(2009)Connexin-related signaling in cell death: to live or let die? Cell Death Differ 16 524-536

[3] Sorgen PL(2011)Connexins: sensors and regulators of cell cycling Biochim Biophys Acta 1815 13-25

[4] Verma V(2003)Transfer of biologically important molecules between cells through gap junction channels Curr Med Chem 10 2045-2058

[5] Delmar M(2012)The role of gap junction channels during physiologic and pathologic conditions of the human central nervous system J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 7 499-518

[6] Holstein-Rathlou NH(2014)Gap junction modulation and its implications for heart function Front Physiol 5 82-1088

[7] Decrock E(2008)Biology and pathobiology of gap junctional channels in hepatocytes Hepatology 47 1077-15

[8] Vinken M(2012)Biological role of connexin intercellular channels and hemichannels Arch Biochem Biophys 524 2-133

[9] De Vuyst E(1828)Oyamada Y (2013) Regulation of connexin expression by transcription factors and epigenetic mechanisms Biochim Biophys Acta 1 118-1220

[10] Krysko DV(2014)Connexins: mechanisms regulating protein levels and intercellular communication FEBS Lett 588 1212-61

[1] Nielsen MS(2012)Gap junctions Compr Physiol 2 1981-2035

[2] Axelsen LN(2009)Connexin-related signaling in cell death: to live or let die? Cell Death Differ 16 524-536

[3] Sorgen PL(2011)Connexins: sensors and regulators of cell cycling Biochim Biophys Acta 1815 13-25

[4] Verma V(2003)Transfer of biologically important molecules between cells through gap junction channels Curr Med Chem 10 2045-2058

[5] Delmar M(2012)The role of gap junction channels during physiologic and pathologic conditions of the human central nervous system J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 7 499-518

[6] Holstein-Rathlou NH(2014)Gap junction modulation and its implications for heart function Front Physiol 5 82-1088

[7] Decrock E(2008)Biology and pathobiology of gap junctional channels in hepatocytes Hepatology 47 1077-15

[8] Vinken M(2012)Biological role of connexin intercellular channels and hemichannels Arch Biochem Biophys 524 2-133

[9] De Vuyst E(1828)Oyamada Y (2013) Regulation of connexin expression by transcription factors and epigenetic mechanisms Biochim Biophys Acta 1 118-1220

[10] Krysko DV(2014)Connexins: mechanisms regulating protein levels and intercellular communication FEBS Lett 588 1212-61