Entry
Name
Gap junction - Polyodon spathula (Mississippi paddlefish)
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
Polyodon spathula (Mississippi paddlefish) [GN:
pspa ]
Gene
121297680 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2-like [KO:K04630 ]
121299816 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-3 [KO:K04630 ]
121299890 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-3 [KO:K04630 ]
121329128 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04630 ]
121318357 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1-like [KO:K04630 ]
121319742 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1 [KO:K04630 ]
121300937 platelet-derived growth factor subunit A-like isoform X1 [KO:K04359 ]
121330521 platelet-derived growth factor subunit A-like isoform X1 [KO:K04359 ]
121306164 platelet-derived growth factor subunit B-like isoform X1 [KO:K17386 ]
121295867 growth factor receptor-bound protein 2-like isoform X1 [KO:K04364 ]
121325316 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: uncharacterized protein LOC121325316 [KO:K07375 ]
121298118 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha-like isoform X1 [KO:K04632 ]
121307824 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha-like [KO:K04632 ]
121307832 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha [KO:K04632 ]
121295630 htr2cl1; 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2C, G protein-coupled-like 1 [KO:K04157 ]
121300566 guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-11 isoform X1 [KO:K04635 ]
121318840 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04634 ]
121315930 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-1-like isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
121317052 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-4-like isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
121310099 plcb3; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-3 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
121298161 itpr1b; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 isoform X1 [KO:K04958 ]
121328701 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 isoform X1 [KO:K04958 ]
121319707 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 2-like isoform X1 [KO:K04959 ]
121299669 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3-like isoform X1 [KO:K04960 ]
121304724 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3-like 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.
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Reference
Authors
Warn-Cramer BJ, Lau AF.
Title
Regulation of gap junctions by tyrosine protein kinases.
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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.
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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
pspa04060 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
pspa04070 Phosphatidylinositol signaling system
pspa04080 Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
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