Science 24 March 1995: Vol. 267. no. 5205, pp. 1831 - 1834 DOI: 10.1126/science.7892609

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The Mammalian Ovary from Genesis to Revelation.

M. A. Edson, A. K. Nagaraja, and M. M. Matzuk (2009)
Endocr. Rev. 30, 624-712
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Connexin 43 regulates epicardial cell polarity and migration in coronary vascular development.

D. Y. Rhee, X.-Q. Zhao, R. J. B. Francis, G. Y. Huang, J. D. Mably, and C. W. Lo (2009)
Development 136, 3185-3193
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GATA6 mutations cause human cardiac outflow tract defects by disrupting semaphorin-plexin signaling.

K. Kodo, T. Nishizawa, M. Furutani, S. Arai, E. Yamamura, K. Joo, T. Takahashi, R. Matsuoka, and H. Yamagishi (2009)
PNAS 106, 13933-13938
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TLR2 Mediates Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication through Connexin-43 in Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Injury.

B. Ey, A. Eyking, G. Gerken, D. K. Podolsky, and E. Cario (2009)
J. Biol. Chem. 284, 22332-22343
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Reduction of electrical coupling between microvascular endothelial cells by NO depends on connexin37.

R. L. McKinnon, M. L. Bolon, H.-X. Wang, S. Swarbreck, G. M. Kidder, A. M. Simon, and K. Tyml (2009)
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297, H93-H101
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Gap Junctions.

D. A. Goodenough and D. L. Paul (2009)
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 1, a002576
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Connexin43 Potentiates Osteoblast Responsiveness to Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 via a Protein Kinase C-Delta/Runx2-dependent Mechanism.

F. Lima, C. Niger, C. Hebert, and J. P. Stains (2009)
Mol. Biol. Cell 20, 2697-2708
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Depression of Intraocular Pressure Following Inactivation of Connexin43 in the Nonpigmented Epithelium of the Ciliary Body.

M. R. Calera, Z. Wang, R. Sanchez-Olea, D. L. Paul, M. M. Civan, and D. A. Goodenough (2009)
Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 50, 2185-2193
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Oogenesis defects in a mutant mouse model of oculodentodigital dysplasia.

D. Tong, D. Colley, R. Thoo, T. Y. Li, I. Plante, D. W. Laird, D. Bai, and G. M. Kidder (2009)
Dis. Model. Mech. 2, 157-167
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Involvement of the Cytoplasmic C-Terminal Domain of Connexin43 in Neuronal Migration.

C. Cina, K. Maass, M. Theis, K. Willecke, J. F. Bechberger, and C. C. Naus (2009)
J. Neurosci. 29, 2009-2021
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A Role for Connexin43 in Macrophage Phagocytosis and Host Survival after Bacterial Peritoneal Infection.

R. J. Anand, S. Dai, S. C. Gribar, W. Richardson, J. W. Kohler, R. A. Hoffman, M. F. Branca, J. Li, X.-H. Shi, C. P. Sodhi, et al. (2008)
J. Immunol. 181, 8534-8543
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Inhibition of Adipocyte Differentiation by Nur77, Nurr1, and Nor1.

L. C. Chao, S. J. Bensinger, C. J. Villanueva, K. Wroblewski, and P. Tontonoz (2008)
Mol. Endocrinol. 22, 2596-2608
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Fate of connexin43 in cardiac tissue harbouring a disease-linked connexin43 mutant.

J. L. Manias, I. Plante, X.-Q. Gong, Q. Shao, J. Churko, D. Bai, and D. W. Laird (2008)
Cardiovasc Res 80, 385-395
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Novel Mutations in GJA1 Cause Oculodentodigital syndrome.

A. Fenwick, R.J. Richardson, J. Butterworth, M.J. Barron, and M.J. Dixon (2008)
Journal of Dental Research 87, 1021-1026
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Immunization with Recombinant Murine Cytomegalovirus Expressing Murine Zona Pellucida 3 Causes Permanent Infertility in BALB/c Mice Due to Follicle Depletion and Ovulation Failure.

S. O'Leary, M. L. Lloyd, G. R. Shellam, and S. A. Robertson (2008)
Biol Reprod 79, 849-860
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Connexin 37 profoundly slows cell cycle progression in rat insulinoma cells.

J. M. Burt, T. K. Nelson, A. M. Simon, and J. S. Fang (2008)
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 295, C1103-C1112
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Remodelling of gap junctions and connexin expression in diseased myocardium.

N. J. Severs, A. F. Bruce, E. Dupont, and S. Rothery (2008)
Cardiovasc Res 80, 9-19
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The tight junction protein CAR regulates cardiac conduction and cell-cell communication.

U. Lisewski, Y. Shi, U. Wrackmeyer, R. Fischer, C. Chen, A. Schirdewan, R. Juttner, F. Rathjen, W. Poller, M. H. Radke, et al. (2008)
J. Exp. Med. 205, 2369-2379
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Gap junction communication between uterine stromal cells plays a critical role in pregnancy-associated neovascularization and embryo survival.

M. J. Laws, R. N. Taylor, N. Sidell, F. J. DeMayo, J. P. Lydon, D. E. Gutstein, M. K. Bagchi, and I. C. Bagchi (2008)
Development 135, 2659-2668
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Early Embryonic Lethality of Mice Lacking ZO-2, but Not ZO-3, Reveals Critical and Nonredundant Roles for Individual Zonula Occludens Proteins in Mammalian Development.

J. Xu, P. J. Kausalya, D. C. Y. Phua, S. M. Ali, Z. Hossain, and W. Hunziker (2008)
Mol. Cell. Biol. 28, 1669-1678
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The conditional connexin43G138R mouse mutant represents a new model of hereditary oculodentodigital dysplasia in humans.

R. Dobrowolski, P. Sasse, J. W. Schrickel, M. Watkins, J.-S. Kim, M. Rackauskas, C. Troatz, A. Ghanem, K. Tiemann, J. Degen, et al. (2008)
Hum. Mol. Genet. 17, 539-554
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Gap junction remodeling and cardiac arrhythmogenesis in a murine model of oculodentodigital dysplasia.

N. Kalcheva, J. Qu, N. Sandeep, L. Garcia, J. Zhang, Z. Wang, P. D. Lampe, S. O. Suadicani, D. C. Spray, and G. I. Fishman (2007)
PNAS 104, 20512-20516
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Cx43 Hemichannels and Gap Junction Channels in Astrocytes Are Regulated Oppositely by Proinflammatory Cytokines Released from Activated Microglia.

M. A. Retamal, N. Froger, N. Palacios-Prado, P. Ezan, P. J. Saez, J. C. Saez, and C. Giaume (2007)
J. Neurosci. 27, 13781-13792
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C-Terminal Truncation of Connexin43 Changes Number, Size, and Localization of Cardiac Gap Junction Plaques.

K. Maass, J. Shibayama, S. E. Chase, K. Willecke, and M. Delmar (2007)
Circ. Res. 101, 1283-1291
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Rescue of oogenesis in Cx37-null mutant mice by oocyte-specific replacement with Cx43.

T. Y. Li, D. Colley, K. J. Barr, S.-P. Yee, and G. M. Kidder (2007)
J. Cell Sci. 120, 4117-4125
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Connexin Levels Regulate Keratinocyte Differentiation in the Epidermis.

S. Langlois, A. C. Maher, J. L. Manias, Q. Shao, G. M. Kidder, and D. W. Laird (2007)
J. Biol. Chem. 282, 30171-30180
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A Sertoli Cell-Specific Knockout of Connexin43 Prevents Initiation of Spermatogenesis.

R. Brehm, M. Zeiler, C. Ruttinger, K. Herde, M. Kibschull, E. Winterhager, K. Willecke, F. Guillou, C. Lecureuil, K. Steger, et al. (2007)
Am. J. Pathol. 171, 19-31
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Regulation of connexin43 gap junctional communication by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate.

L. van Zeijl, B. Ponsioen, B. N.G. Giepmans, A. Ariaens, F. R. Postma, P. Varnai, T. Balla, N. Divecha, K. Jalink, and W. H. Moolenaar (2007)
J. Cell Biol. 177, 881-891
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Cx43 Mediates TGF-beta Signaling through Competitive Smads Binding to Microtubules.

P. Dai, T. Nakagami, H. Tanaka, T. Hitomi, and T. Takamatsu (2007)
Mol. Biol. Cell 18, 2264-2273
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Proliferation of Adult Sertoli Cells Following Conditional Knockout of the Gap Junctional Protein GJA1 (Connexin 43) in Mice.

S. Sridharan, L. Simon, D. D. Meling, D. G. Cyr, D. E. Gutstein, G. I. Fishman, F. Guillou, and P. S. Cooke (2007)
Biol Reprod 76, 804-812
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Characterization of the pH-dependent Interaction between the Gap Junction Protein Connexin43 Carboxyl Terminus and Cytoplasmic Loop Domains.

B. J. Hirst-Jensen, P. Sahoo, F. Kieken, M. Delmar, and P. L. Sorgen (2007)
J. Biol. Chem. 282, 5801-5813
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Descending vasa recta endothelium is an electrical syncytium.

Q. Zhang, C. Cao, M. Mangano, Z. Zhang, E. P. Silldorff, W. Lee-Kwon, K. Payne, and T. L. Pallone (2006)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 291, R1688-R1699
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Connexin43 is required for production of the aqueous humor in the murine eye.

M. R. Calera, H. L. Topley, Y. Liao, B. R. Duling, D. L. Paul, and D. A. Goodenough (2006)
J. Cell Sci. 119, 4510-4519
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Functional Characterization of a GJA1 Frameshift Mutation Causing Oculodentodigital Dysplasia and Palmoplantar Keratoderma.

X.-Q. Gong, Q. Shao, C. S. Lounsbury, D. Bai, and D. W. Laird (2006)
J. Biol. Chem. 281, 31801-31811
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Low peak bone mass and attenuated anabolic response to parathyroid hormone in mice with an osteoblast-specific deletion of connexin43.

D. J. Chung, C. H. M. Castro, M. Watkins, J. P. Stains, M. Y. Chung, V. L. Szejnfeld, K. Willecke, M. Theis, and R. Civitelli (2006)
J. Cell Sci. 119, 4187-4198
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Leydig cell function in mice lacking connexin43..

C. N Kahiri, M W. Khalil, F. Tekpetey, and G. M Kidder (2006)
Reproduction 132, 607-616
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Lung surfactant secretion by interalveolar Ca2+ signaling.

H. Ichimura, K. Parthasarathi, J. Lindert, and J. Bhattacharya (2006)
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 291, L596-L601
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The Effects of Carbenoxolone on Human Myocardial Conduction: A Tool to Investigate the Role of Gap Junctional Uncoupling in Human Arrhythmogenesis.

P. Kojodjojo, P. Kanagaratnam, O. R. Segal, W. Hussain, and N. S. Peters (2006)
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 48, 1242-1249
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Connexin 43-mediated modulation of polarized cell movement and the directional migration of cardiac neural crest cells.

X. Xu, R. Francis, C. J. Wei, K. L. Linask, and C. W. Lo (2006)
Development 133, 3629-3639
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Primordial germ cell deficiency in the connexin 43 knockout mouse arises from apoptosis associated with abnormal p53 activation.

R. J. B. Francis and C. W. Lo (2006)
Development 133, 3451-3460
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A nonsense mutation in the first transmembrane domain of connexin 43 underlies autosomal recessive oculodentodigital syndrome..

R J Richardson, S Joss, S Tomkin, M Ahmed, E Sheridan, and M J Dixon (2006)
J. Med. Genet. 43, e37
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Distinct cardiac malformations caused by absence of connexin 43 in the neural crest and in the non-crest neural tube.

S. Liu, F. Liu, A. E. Schneider, T. St. Amand, J. A. Epstein, and D. E. Gutstein (2006)
Development 133, 2063-2073
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Gene Expression Patterns in the Developing Murine Placenta.

C. Gheorghe, S. Moham, and L. D. Longo (2006)
Reproductive Sciences 13, 256-262
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Ablation of connexin43 in uterine smooth muscle cells of the mouse causes delayed parturition.

B. Doring, O. Shynlova, P. Tsui, D. Eckardt, U. Janssen-Bienhold, F. Hofmann, S. Feil, R. Feil, S. J. Lye, and K. Willecke (2006)
J. Cell Sci. 119, 1715-1722
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Connexin30.2 containing gap junction channels decelerate impulse propagation through the atrioventricular node.

M. M. Kreuzberg, J. W. Schrickel, A. Ghanem, J.-S. Kim, J. Degen, U. Janssen-Bienhold, T. Lewalter, K. Tiemann, and K. Willecke (2006)
PNAS 103, 5959-5964
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Mutation of a Conserved Threonine in the Third Transmembrane Helix of {alpha}- and beta-Connexins Creates a Dominant-negative Closed Gap Junction Channel.

D. L. Beahm, A. Oshima, G. M. Gaietta, G. M. Hand, A. E. Smock, S. N. Zucker, M. M. Toloue, A. Chandrasekhar, B. J. Nicholson, and G. E. Sosinsky (2006)
J. Biol. Chem. 281, 7994-8009
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Alterations of Phosphorylation State of Connexin 43 during Hypoxia and Reoxygenation Are Associated with Cardiac Function.

S. Matsushita, H. Kurihara, M. Watanabe, T. Okada, T. Sakai, and A. Amano (2006)
J. Histochem. Cytochem. 54, 343-353
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Connexin31 cannot functionally replace connexin43 during cardiac morphogenesis in mice.

Q. Zheng-Fischhofer, A. Ghanem, J.-S. Kim, M. Kibschull, G. Schwarz, J. O. Schwab, J. Nagy, E. Winterhager, K. Tiemann, and K. Willecke (2006)
J. Cell Sci. 119, 693-701
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Anatomical phenotyping in the brain and skull of a mutant mouse by magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography.

B. J. Nieman, A. M. Flenniken, S. L. Adamson, R. M. Henkelman, and J. G. Sled (2006)
Physiol Genomics 24, 154-162
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A Gja1 missense mutation in a mouse model of oculodentodigital dysplasia.

A. M. Flenniken, L. R. Osborne, N. Anderson, N. Ciliberti, C. Fleming, J. E. I. Gittens, X.-Q. Gong, L. B. Kelsey, C. Lounsbury, L. Moreno, et al. (2005)
Development 132, 4375-4386
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Functional Properties of Mouse Connexin30.2 Expressed in the Conduction System of the Heart.

M. M. Kreuzberg, G. Sohl, J.-S. Kim, V. K. Verselis, K. Willecke, and F. F. Bukauskas (2005)
Circ. Res. 96, 1169-1177
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Functional Characterization of Connexin43 Mutations Found in Patients With Oculodentodigital Dysplasia.

J. Shibayama, W. Paznekas, A. Seki, S. Taffet, E. W. Jabs, M. Delmar, and H. Musa (2005)
Circ. Res. 96, e83-e91
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Adenovirus Vector E4 Gene Regulates Connexin 40 and 43 Expression in Endothelial Cells via PKA and PI3K Signal Pathways.

F. Zhang, J. Cheng, G. Lam, D. K. Jin, L. Vincent, N. R. Hackett, S. Wang, L. M. Young, B. Hempstead, R. G. Crystal, et al. (2005)
Circ. Res. 96, 950-957
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Down-regulation of Cx43 by Retroviral Delivery of Small Interfering RNA Promotes an Aggressive Breast Cancer Cell Phenotype.

Q. Shao, H. Wang, E. McLachlan, G. I.L. Veitch, and D. W. Laird (2005)
Cancer Res. 65, 2705-2711
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Oculodentodigital Dysplasia-causing Connexin43 Mutants Are Non-functional and Exhibit Dominant Effects on Wild-type Connexin43.

W. Roscoe, G. I. L. Veitch, X.-Q. Gong, E. Pellegrino, D. Bai, E. McLachlan, Q. Shao, G. M. Kidder, and D. W. Laird (2005)
J. Biol. Chem. 280, 11458-11466
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Reduced intercellular coupling leads to paradoxical propagation across the Purkinje-ventricular junction and aberrant myocardial activation.

G. E. Morley, S. B. Danik, S. Bernstein, Y. Sun, G. Rosner, D. E. Gutstein, and G. I. Fishman (2005)
PNAS 102, 4126-4129
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Genes controlling multiple functional pathways are transcriptionally regulated in connexin43 null mouse heart.

D. A. Iacobas, S. Iacobas, W. E. I. Li, G. Zoidl, R. Dermietzel, and D. C. Spray (2005)
Physiol Genomics 20, 211-223
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Role of gap junctions during early embryo development.

F. D Houghton (2005)
Reproduction 129, 129-135
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An integrative model of mouse cardiac electrophysiology from cell to torso.

J. V. Tranquillo, J. Hlavacek, and C. S. Henriquez (2005)
Europace 7, S56-S70
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Expression of connexins during differentiation and regeneration of skeletal muscle: functional relevance of connexin43.

R. Araya, D. Eckardt, S. Maxeiner, O. Kruger, M. Theis, K. Willecke, and J. C. Saez (2005)
J. Cell Sci. 118, 27-37
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Interplay between paracrine signaling and gap junctional communication in ovarian follicles.

J. E. I. Gittens, K. J. Barr, B. C. Vanderhyden, and G. M. Kidder (2005)
J. Cell Sci. 118, 113-122
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ENU induced mutations causing congenital cardiovascular anomalies.

Q. Yu, Y. Shen, B. Chatterjee, B. H. Siegfried, L. Leatherbury, J. Rosenthal, J. F. Lucas, A. Wessels, C. F. Spurney, Y.-J. Wu, et al. (2004)
Development 131, 6211-6223
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Transcription Enhancer Factor-1-Related Factor-Transgenic Mice Develop Cardiac Conduction Defects Associated With Altered Connexin Phosphorylation.

H.-H. Chen, C. J. Baty, T. Maeda, S. Brooks, L. C. Baker, T. Ueyama, E. Gursoy, S. Saba, G. Salama, B. London, et al. (2004)
Circulation 110, 2980-2987
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Connexins: Gaps in Our Knowledge of Vascular Function.

X. F. Figueroa, B. E. Isakson, and B. R. Duling (2004)
Physiology 19, 277-284
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Increased susceptibility to urethane-induced lung tumors in mice with decreased expression of connexin43.

J. L. Avanzo, M. Mesnil, F. J. Hernandez-Blazquez, I. I. Mackowiak, C. M. C. Mori, T. C. da Silva, S. C. S. Oloris, A. P. Garate, S. M. G. Massironi, H. Yamasaki, et al. (2004)
Carcinogenesis 25, 1973-1982
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Defective Epidermal Barrier in Neonatal Mice Lacking the C-Terminal Region of Connexin43.

K. Maass, A. Ghanem, J.-S. Kim, M. Saathoff, S. Urschel, G. Kirfel, R. Grummer, M. Kretz, T. Lewalter, K. Tiemann, et al. (2004)
Mol. Biol. Cell 15, 4597-4608
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Connexin 48.5 Is Required for Normal Cardiovascular Function and Lens Development in Zebrafish Embryos.

S. Cheng, T. Shakespeare, R. Mui, T. W. White, and G. Valdimarsson (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 36993-37003
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Redefining the structure of the mouse connexin43 gene: selective promoter usage and alternative splicing mechanisms yield transcripts with different translational efficiencies.

I. Pfeifer, C. Anderson, R. Werner, and E. Oltra (2004)
Nucleic Acids Res. 32, 4550-4562
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Electrical Propagation in Synthetic Ventricular Myocyte Strands From Germline Connexin43 Knockout Mice.

P. Beauchamp, C. Choby, T. Desplantez, K. de Peyer, K. Green, K. A. Yamada, R. Weingart, J. E. Saffitz, and A. G. Kleber (2004)
Circ. Res. 95, 170-178
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Increased Apoptosis and Inflammation after Focal Brain Ischemia in Mice Lacking Connexin43 in Astrocytes.

T. Nakase, G. Sohl, M. Theis, K. Willecke, and C. C.G. Naus (2004)
Am. J. Pathol. 164, 2067-2075
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Mice deficient for the gap junction protein Connexin32 exhibit increased radiation-induced tumorigenesis associated with elevated mitogen-activated protein kinase (p44/Erk1, p42/Erk2) activation.

T. J. King and P. D. Lampe (2004)
Carcinogenesis 25, 669-680
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Molecular cloning, functional analysis, and RNA expression analysis of connexin45.6: a zebrafish cardiovascular connexin.

T. L. Christie, R. Mui, T. W. White, and G. Valdimarsson (2004)
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286, H1623-H1632
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Gap junctions and the connexin protein family.

G. Sohl and K. Willecke (2004)
Cardiovasc Res 62, 228-232
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Transcriptional control of myocardial connexins.

B. E.J Teunissen and M. F.A Bierhuizen (2004)
Cardiovasc Res 62, 246-255
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Genetically modified mice: tools to decode the functions of connexins in the heart--new models for cardiovascular research.

D. Gros, L. Dupays, S. Alcolea, S. Meysen, L. Miquerol, and M. Theveniau-Ruissy (2004)
Cardiovasc Res 62, 299-308
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Increased vascular sensitivity and connexin43 expression after sympathetic denervation.

D. P. Slovut, S. H. Mehta, A. M. Dorrance, F. C. Brosius, S. W. Watts, and R.C. Webb (2004)
Cardiovasc Res 62, 388-396
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Alterations of intercellular communication in neonatal cardiac myocytes from connexin43 null mice.

M. J Vink, S. O Suadicani, D. M Vieira, M. Urban-Maldonado, Y. Gao, G. I Fishman, and D. C Spray (2004)
Cardiovasc Res 62, 397-406
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Delayed liver regeneration and increased susceptibility to chemical hepatocarcinogenesis in transgenic mice expressing a dominant-negative mutant of connexin32 only in the liver.

M. L. Z. Dagli, H. Yamasaki, V. Krutovskikh, and Y. Omori (2004)
Carcinogenesis 25, 483-492
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Slow Conduction and Enhanced Anisotropy Increase the Propensity for Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Adult Mice With Induced Deletion of Connexin43.

H. V.M. van Rijen, D. Eckardt, J. Degen, M. Theis, T. Ott, K. Willecke, H. J. Jongsma, T. Opthof, and J. M.T. de Bakker (2004)
Circulation 109, 1048-1055
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Development Gone Awry: Congenital Heart Disease.

P. J. Gruber and J. A. Epstein (2004)
Circ. Res. 94, 273-283
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Normal Cells Control the Growth of Neighboring Transformed Cells Independent of Gap Junctional Communication and Src Activity.

D. B. Alexander, H. Ichikawa, J. F. Bechberger, V. Valiunas, M. Ohki, C. C. G. Naus, T. Kunimoto, H. Tsuda, W. T. Miller, and G. S. Goldberg (2004)
Cancer Res. 64, 1347-1358
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Swapping Connexin Genes: How Big Is the Gap?.

S. M. Taffet and J. Jalife (2004)
Circ. Res. 94, 4-6
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Expression of Gja1 correlates with the phenotype observed in oculodentodigital syndrome/type III syndactyly.

R Richardson, D Donnai, F Meire, and M J Dixon (2004)
J. Med. Genet. 41, 60-67
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Carbenoxolone blockade of neuronal network activity in culture is not mediated by an action on gap junctions.

N Rouach, M Segal, A Koulakoff, C Giaume, and E Avignone (2003)
J. Physiol. 553, 729-745
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High Glucose Alters Connexin 43 Expression and Gap Junction Intercellular Communication Activity in Retinal Pericytes.

A.-F. Li, T. Sato, R. Haimovici, T. Okamoto, and S. Roy (2003)
Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 44, 5376-5382
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Array analysis of gene expression in connexin-43 null astrocytes.

D. A. Iacobas, M. Urban-Maldonado, S. Iacobas, E. Scemes, and D. C. Spray (2003)
Physiol Genomics 15, 177-190
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Requirement of Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication for Human Villous Trophoblast Differentiation.

L. Cronier, J.-L. Frendo, N. Defamie, G. Pidoux, G. Bertin, J. Guibourdenche, G. Pointis, and A. Malassine (2003)
Biol Reprod 69, 1472-1480
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Plasma Membrane Channels Formed by Connexins: Their Regulation and Functions.

J. C. SAEZ, V. M. BERTHOUD, M. C. BRANES, A. D. MARTINEZ, and E. C. BEYER (2003)
Physiol Rev 83, 1359-1400
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Regulating Cross-Talk Between Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.

T. N. Tulenko (2003)
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 23, 1707-1709
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Regulation of Connexin43 Gap Junctional Conductance by Ventricular Action Potentials.

X. Lin, M. Crye, and R. D. Veenstra (2003)
Circ. Res. 93 , e63-e73
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Gap Junction Communication Mediates Transforming Growth Factor-{beta} Activation and Endothelial-Induced Mural Cell Differentiation.

K. K. Hirschi, J. M. Burt, K. D. Hirschi, and C. Dai (2003)
Circ. Res. 93, 429-437
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High Incidence of Cardiac Malformations in Connexin40-Deficient Mice.

H. Gu, F. C. Smith, S. M. Taffet, and M. Delmar (2003)
Circ. Res. 93, 201-206
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Astrocytic Gap Junctions Composed of Connexin 43 Reduce Apoptotic Neuronal Damage in Cerebral Ischemia.

T. Nakase, S. Fushiki, and C. C.G. Naus (2003)
Stroke 34, 1987-1993
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Regulation of Intermuscular Electrical Coupling by the Caenorhabditis elegans Innexin inx-6.

S. Li, J. A. Dent, and R. Roy (2003)
Mol. Biol. Cell 14, 2630-2644
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Impulse Propagation in Synthetic Strands of Neonatal Cardiac Myocytes With Genetically Reduced Levels of Connexin43.

S. P. Thomas, J. P. Kucera, L. Bircher-Lehmann, Y. Rudy, J. E. Saffitz, and A. G. Kleber (2003)
Circ. Res. 92, 1209-1216
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