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connexins [kə′nek·sənz] (cell and molecular biology) A group of transmembrane proteins that form the intermembrane channels of gap junctions; they are used by inorganic ions and most small organic molecules to pass through cell interiors. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The scientists also found that the implanted cells made proteins called connexins, which physically and electrically connect heart cells and aren't found in mature The relationship between connexins, gap junctions, tissue architecture and turnout invasion, as studied in a novel in vitro model of HPV-16-associated cervical cancer progression. Almost wherever cells crowd together, gap junctions, formed by proteins called connexins, link the interiors of abutting cells. |
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