Gap Junctions

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Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Prologue, Pages vii-x, Jim Hall, Guido Zampighi, Ruth Davis
Contributors, Pages xi-xviii
CHAPTER 1 - Divergent properties of different connexins expressed in Xenopus oocytes, Pages 3-13, B.J. NICHOLSON, T. SUCHYNA, L.X. XU, P. HAMMERNICK, F.L. CAO, C. FOURTNER, L. BARRIO, M.V.L. BENNETT
CHAPTER 2 - Identification of novel connexins by reduced-stringency hybridization and PCR amplification using degenerate primers, Pages 15-20, DAVID L. PAUL, ROBERTO BRUZZONE, JACQUES-ANTOINE HAEFLIGER
CHAPTER 3 - Affinities between connexins, Pages 21-24, RUDOLF WERNER, CRISTINA RABADAN-DIEHL, ERIC LEVINE, GERHARD DAHL
CHAPTER 4 - Expression of Cx43 in rat and mouse liver, Pages 25-31, CATHERINE FROMAGET, ABDELHAKIM EL AOUMARI, THÉRÈSE JARRY, JEAN-PAUL BRIAND, MICHÈLE MAURICE, GÉRARD FELDMANN, BERNARD MARO, DANIEL GROS
CHAPTER 5 - The mouse connexin gene family, Pages 33-37, KLAUS WILLECKE, HANJO HENNEMANN, EDGAR DAHL, STEFAN JUNGBLUTH
CHAPTER 6 - Atomic force microscopy of gap junctions, Pages 41-45, JAN H. HOH, RATNESHWAR LAL, SCOTT A. JOHN, BARNEY DRAKE, JEAN-PAUL REVEL, MORTON F. ARNSDORF
CHAPTER 7 - Structure and design of cardiac gap-junction membrane channels, Pages 47-55, MARK YEAGER
CHAPTER 8 - Biochemistry of gap-junction channels, Pages 57-59, KATHRIN A. STAUFFER, NALIN M. KUMAR, NORTON B. GILULA, NIGEL UNWIN
CHAPTER 9 - In-vitro assembly of lens gap junctions, Pages 61-68, ANDREAS ENGEL, PAUL D. LAMPE, JOERG KISTLER
CHAPTER 10 - Connexins, gap-junction proteins, and ATP-induced pores in macrophages, Pages 71-74, ERIC C. BEYER, THOMAS H. STEINBERG
CHAPTER 11 - Connexin46 forms gap-junctional hemichannels in Xenopus oocytes, Pages 75-77, L. EBIHARA, E. STEINER
CHAPTER 12 - Solitary retinal horizontal cells express hemi-gap-junction channels, Pages 79-86, S.H. DeVRIES, E.A. SCHWARTZ
CHAPTER 13 - Molecular and biophysical properties of the connexins from developing chick heart, Pages 89-95, RICHARD D. VEENSTRA, KATHRIN BERG, HONG-ZHAN WANG, EILEEN M. WESTPHALE, ERIC C. BEYER
CHAPTER 14 - Multiple channel conductance states in gap junctions, Pages 97-103, YAN-HUA CHEN, ROBERT L. DeHAAN
CHAPTER 15 - Comparison of voltage dependent properties of gap junctions in hepatocytes and in Xenopus oocytes expressing Cx32 and Cx26, Pages 105-112, VYTAS K. VERSELIS, THADDEUS A. BARGIELLO, JOSHUA B. RUBIN, MICHAEL V.L. BENNETT
CHAPTER 16 - Influence of lipophilic compounds on gap-junction channels, Pages 113-120, JANIS M. BURT, BRIAN N. MINNICH, KENNETH D. MASSEY, MARC OVADIA, LISA K. MOORE, KAREN K. HIRSCHI
CHAPTER 17 - Evidence for heterogeneous channel behavior in gap junctions, Pages 121-125, S.V. RAMANAN, K. MANIVANNAN, R.T. MATHIAS, P.R. BRINK
CHAPTER 18 - Unmasking electrophysiological properties of connexins 32 and 43: transfection of communication-deficient cells with wild type and mutant connexins, Pages 127-132, A.P. MORENO, G.I. FISHMAN, B. EGHBALI, D.C. SPRAY
CHAPTER 19 - Plasticity of gap junctions at mixed synapses, Pages 135-139, D.S. FABER, X.-D. YANG, L.R. WOLSZON
CHAPTER 20 - Regulation of connexin32 in motor networks of mammalian neurons, Pages 141-148, ROBIN S. FISHER, PAUL E MICEVYCH
CHAPTER 21 - Channel reconstitution from lens MP70 enriched preparations, Pages 149-152, PAUL DONALDSON, JOERG KISTLER
CHAPTER 22 - Does MIP play a role in cell–cell communication?, Pages 153-162, GEORGE R. EHRING, GUIDO A. ZAMPIGHI, JAMES E. HALL
CHAPTER 23 - Gap-junction channel reconstitution in artificial bilayers and evidence for calmodulin binding sites in MIP26 and connexins from rat heart, liver and Xenopus embryo, Pages 163-170, CAMILLO PERACCHIA, LILI SHEN
CHAPTER 24 - Expression of multiple connexins by cells of the cardiovascular system and lens, Pages 171-175, ERIC C. BEYER, H. LEE KANTER, DIANE M. RUP, EILEEN M. WESTPHALE, KAREN E. REED, DAVID M. LARSON, JEFFREY E. SAFFITZ
CHAPTER 25 - The developmental expression and organization of membrane proteins of the mammalian lens, Pages 177-186, CHARLES F. LOUIS, MARK ARNESON, LISA JARVIS, ERICA M. TENBROEK
CHAPTER 26 - Are cardiac gap junctions voltage sensitive?, Pages 187-192, H.J. JONGSMA, R. WILDERS, B.R. TAKENS-KWAK, M.B. ROOK
CHAPTER 27 - Trypanosome infection decreases intercellular communication between cardiac myocytes, Pages 193-197, A.C. CAMPOS DE CARVALHO, H.B. TANOWITZ, M. WITTNER, R. DERMIETZEL, D.C. SPRAY
CHAPTER 28 - Rat pancreatic acinar cell coupling: comparison of extent and modulation in vitro and in vivo, Pages 199-205, M. CHANSON, P. MEDA
CHAPTER 29 - Delayed change in gap-junctional cell communication in the acinus of the rat submandibular gland after secretion of saliva, Pages 207-210, YOSHINOBU KANNO, YASUTO SASAKI, CHIKARA HIRONO, YOSHIKI SHIBA
CHAPTER 30 - Gap junctions in human corpus cavernosum vascular smooth muscle: a test of functional significance, Pages 211-217, G.J. CHRIST, A.P. MORENO, C.M. GONDRÉ, C. ROY, A.C. CAMPOS DE CARVALHO, A. MELMAN, D.C. SPRAY
CHAPTER 31 - Role of gap junctions in mesoderm induction in Patella vulgata (Mollusca, Gastropoda): a reinvestigation, Pages 219-223, PETER DAMEN, WIM J.A.G. DICTUS
CHAPTER 32 - Gap-junction proteins and communication in human epidermis, Pages 225-231, D. SALOMON, E. MASGRAU, S. VISCHER, J.-H. SAURAT, M. CHANSON, D. SPRAY, P. MEDA
CHAPTER 33 - Expression patterns of α1 and β2 gap-junction gene products during rat skin and hair development, Pages 233-238, BORIS RISEK, F. GEORGE KLIER, NORTON B. GILULA
CHAPTER 34 - Double whole-cell patch-clamp of gap junctions in insect epidermal cell pairs: single channel conductance, voltage dependence, and spontaneous uncoupling, Pages 239-245, DENNIS CHURCHILL, STANLEY CAVENEY
CHAPTER 35 - Insect cell pairs: electrical properties of intercellular junctions, Pages 247-252, ROBERT WEINGART, FELIKSAS F. BUKAUSKAS, CHRISTOPH KEMPF
CHAPTER 36 - Phosphorylation, intracellular transport, and assembly into gap junctions of connexin43, Pages 255-262, LINDA S. MUSIL, DANIEL A. GOODENOUGH
CHAPTER 37 - Identification of intermediate forms of connexin43 in rat cardiac myocytes, Pages 263-268, DALE W. LAIRD, KASTURI L. PURANAM, JEAN-PAUL REVEL
CHAPTER 38 - Regulation of gap junctions by cell contact and phosphorylation in MDCK cells, Pages 269-274, VIVIANA M. BERTHOUD, MARY LEE S. LEDBETTER, ELLIOT L. HERTZBERG, JUAN C. SÁEZ
CHAPTER 39 - Rat connexin43: regulation by phosphorylation in heart, Pages 275-281, JUAN C. SÁEZ, ANGUS C. NAIRN, ANDREW J. CZERNIK, DAVID C. SPRAY, ELLIOT L. HERTZBERG
CHAPTER 40 - Gap junction assembly: the external domains in the connexins fulfill an essential function, Pages 283-289, ROSS G. JOHNSON, RITA A. MEYER
CHAPTER 41 - Characterization of rat gene regulatory elements, Pages 291-297, SHUANG BAI, DAVID C. SPRAY, ROBERT D. BURK
CHAPTER 42 - Retinoids and carotenoids upregulate gap-junctional communication: correlation with enhanced growth control and cancer prevention, Pages 301-309, MOHAMMAD Z. HOSSAIN, LI-XIN ZHANG, JOHN S. BERTRAM
CHAPTER 43 - Gap-junctional communication alterations at various regulatory levels of connexin expression and function during animal and human carcinogenesis, Pages 311-316, M. MESNIL, M. OYAMADA, D.J. FITZGERALD, W.M.F. JONGEN, V. KRUTOVSKIKH, H. YAMASAKI
CHAPTER 44 - Gap junctions and tumorigenesis: transfection of communication-deficient tumor cells with connexin32 retards growth in vivo, Pages 317-320, B. EGHBALI, J.A. KESSLER, L.M. REID, C. ROY, D.C. SPRAY
CHAPTER 45 - Suppression of gap-junction gene expression by growth factors and TPA in human epidermal keratinocytes in vitro, Pages 321-327, EMMANUEL DUPONT, BURRA V. MADHUKAR, JAMES E. TROSKO
Index, Pages 329-333