Entry
Name
Gap junction - Orcinus orca (killer whale)
Description
Gap junctions contain intercellular channels that allow direct communication between the cytosolic compartments of adjacent cells. Each gap junction channel is formed by docking of two 'hemichannels', each containing six connexins, contributed by each neighboring cell. These channels permit the direct transfer of small molecules including ions, amino acids, nucleotides, second messengers and other metabolites between adjacent cells. Gap junctional communication is essential for many physiological events, including embryonic development, electrical coupling, metabolic transport, apoptosis, and tissue homeostasis. Communication through Gap Junction is sensitive to a variety of stimuli, including changes in the level of intracellular Ca2+, pH, transjunctional applied voltage and phosphorylation/dephosphorylation processes. This figure represents the possible activation routes of different protein kinases involved in Cx43 and Cx36 phosphorylation.
Class
Cellular Processes; Cellular community - eukaryotes
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Organism
Orcinus orca (killer whale) [GN:
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Gene
101276500 GNAI2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2 [KO:K04630 ]
101277471 GNAI3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-3 [KO:K04630 ]
101271719 GNAI1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1 [KO:K04630 ]
101287211 PDGFA; platelet-derived growth factor subunit A isoform X1 [KO:K04359 ]
101281603 PDGFB; platelet-derived growth factor subunit B isoform X2 [KO:K17386 ]
101286834 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha isoforms XLas isoform X2 [KO:K04632 ]
101269696 GNA11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-11 [KO:K04635 ]
101279781 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04634 ]
101274558 PLCB3; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-3 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
101270548 PLCB1; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
101270961 PLCB4; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
101281417 PLCB2; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-2 isoform X9 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
101282737 ITPR1; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 isoform X2 [KO:K04958 ]
101281155 ITPR2; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 2 isoform X1 [KO:K04959 ]
101280894 ITPR3; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3 isoform X1 [KO:K04960 ]
Compound
C00681 1-Acyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Saez JC, Berthoud VM, Branes MC, Martinez AD, Beyer EC.
Title
Plasma membrane channels formed by connexins: their regulation and functions.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Warn-Cramer BJ, Lau AF.
Title
Regulation of gap junctions by tyrosine protein kinases.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Warn-Cramer BJ, Cottrell GT, Burt JM, Lau AF.
Title
Regulation of connexin-43 gap junctional intercellular communication by mitogen-activated protein kinase.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Roerig B, Feller MB.
Title
Neurotransmitters and gap junctions in developing neural circuits.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Hatton GI.
Title
Synaptic modulation of neuronal coupling.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cruciani V, Mikalsen SO.
Title
Connexins, gap junctional intercellular communication and kinases.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Giepmans BN.
Title
Gap junctions and connexin-interacting proteins.
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Reference
Authors
Laird DW.
Title
Connexin phosphorylation as a regulatory event linked to gap junction internalization and degradation.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Peracchia C.
Title
Chemical gating of gap junction channels; roles of calcium, pH and calmodulin.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bukauskas FF, Verselis VK.
Title
Gap junction channel gating.
Journal
Related pathway
oor04060 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
oor04070 Phosphatidylinositol signaling system
oor04080 Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
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