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In the past four decades numerous findings have indicated that gap junction channel gating is mediated by intracellular calcium concentrations ([Ca2+i]) in the high nanomolar range via calmodulin (CaM). We believe that CaM directly closes the channel by a cork-like gating mechanism.
- connexins
- innexins
- channel gating
- calcium
- calmodulin
- cell communication
- cell-to-cell channels
- cell coupling
- cell uncoupling
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