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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Meng L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4807823 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS genetics 20160325 3
Gap junctions are present in both vertebrates and invertebrates from nematodes to mammals. Although the importance of gap junctions has been documented in many biological processes, the molecular mechanisms underlying gap junction dynamics remain unclear. Here, using the C. elegans PLM neurons as a model, we show that UNC-44/ankyrin acts upstream of UNC-33/CRMP in regulation of a potential kinesin VAB-8 to control gap junction dynamics, and loss-of-function in the UNC-44/UNC-33/VAB-8 pathway sup ...[more]