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Bodi,Estevão; Hurtado,Sandra P.; Carvalho,Marcelo A.; Borojevic,Radovan; Carvalho,Antônio C. Campos de. |
We examined gap junction communication in an in vitro model of hematopoiesis, using the murine bone marrow stroma cell line S-17, and primary cultures of murine marrow-derived blood cell precursors. S-17 cells express several connexins, the major one being connexin 43. Connexin expression and formation of functional gap junctions is modulated by stroma cell density. Transfection of S-17 cells with a vector containing connexin 43 sense or anti-sense sequences increased or decreased, respectively, connexin 43 synthesis and intercellular dye coupling. Under these conditions, modulation of gap junction-mediated communication modified the growth pattern of stroma itself, as well as the ability of the stroma to sustain hematopoiesis. Increased connexin 43... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bone marrow; Hematopoiesis; Connexins; Gap junctions; S-17 cells. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652004000400009 |
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Sáez,J.C.; Brañes,M.C.; Corvalán,L.A.; Eugenín,E.A.; González,H.; Martínez,A.D.; Palisson,F.. |
Gap junction channels are sites of cytoplasmic communication between contacting cells. In vertebrates, they consist of protein subunits denoted connexins (Cxs) which are encoded by a gene family. According to their Cx composition, gap junction channels show different gating and permeability properties that define which ions and small molecules permeate them. Differences in Cx primary sequences suggest that channels composed of different Cxs are regulated differentially by intracellular pathways under specific physiological conditions. Functional roles of gap junction channels could be defined by the relative importance of permeant substances, resulting in coordination of electrical and/or metabolic cellular responses. Cells of the native and specific... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cell contacts; Gap junctions; Connexins; Native immune response; Specific immune response; Inflammatory response. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000400011 |
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