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ArticleBiomolecules2021

Connexons Coupling to Gap Junction Channel: Potential Role for Extracellular Protein Stabilization Centers.

László Héja, Ágnes Simon, Zsolt Szabó, Julianna Kardos

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Article in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Potential Role of Connexins in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  6. Extracellular Cysteines Are Critical to Form Functional Cx46 Hemichannels.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

László HéjaResearch Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Magyar Tudósok Körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary.
Ágnes SimonResearch Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Magyar Tudósok Körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary.
Zsolt SzabóResearch Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Magyar Tudósok Körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary.
Julianna KardosResearch Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Magyar Tudósok Körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-9873-7155
Institute of Organic Chemistry · HU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Connexin (Cx) proteins establish intercellular gap junction channels (Cx GJCs) through coupling of two apposed hexameric Cx hemichannels (Cx HCs, connexons). Pre- and post-GJ interfaces consist of extracellular EL1 and EL2 loops, each with three conserved cysteines. Previously, we reported that known peptide inhibitors, mimicking a variety of Cx43 sequences, appear non-selective when binding to homomeric Cx43 vs. Cx36 GJC homology model subtypes. In pursuit of finding potentially Cx subtype-specific inhibitors of connexon-connexon coupling, we aimed at to understand better how the GJ interface is formed. Here we report on the discovery of Cx GJC subtype-specific protein stabilization centers (SCs) featuring GJ interface architecture. First, the Cx43 GJC homology model, embedded in two opposed membrane bilayers, has been devised. Next, we endorsed the fluctuation dynamics of SCs of the interface domain of Cx43 GJC by applying standard molecular dynamics under open and closed cystine disulfide bond (

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ConnexinsGap JunctionsIon ChannelsMolecular Dynamics SimulationConnexinsIon Channelsclose/open disulfide bonds preconditionsCx43 GJC with two membranescystine disulfide related GJ SC patternsfluctuation dynamics of protein stabilization centers (SCs)GJ architecturesubtype-specific SC motifs

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PMID35053197
PMCPMC8773650
OpenAlexW4206444494

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