Examples of connexin in the following topics:
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- Each
connexon is made up of six symmetrical integral membrane protein units called
connexins.
- The ability of the channel to open or close is made possibly thanks in
part to calcium ions, which induce a reversible conformational change in the
connexin molecules, which leads to the closure of a channel at its extracellular
surface.
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- Gap junctions develop when a set of six proteins (called connexins) in the plasma membrane arrange themselves in an elongated doughnut-like configuration called a connexon.
