The supramolecular architecture of junctional microdomains in native lens membranes

Gap junctions formed by connexons and thin junctions formed by lens‐specific aquaporin 0 (AQP0) mediate the tight packing of fibre cells necessary for lens transparency. Gap junctions conduct water, ions and metabolites between cells, whereas junctional AQP0 seems to be involved in cell adhesion. Hi...

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Published in:EMBO reports 2007-01, Vol.8 (1), p.51-55
Main Authors: Buzhynskyy, Nikolay, Hite, Richard K, Walz, Thomas, Scheuring, Simon
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Adhesion
Animals
aquaporin
Aquaporins - ultrastructure
Arrays
atomic force microscopy
Cell adhesion & migration
Cell Membrane - ultrastructure
connexin
Eukaryotes
Eye Proteins - ultrastructure
Eyes & eyesight
gap junction
Gap Junctions - ultrastructure
Ions
Lens, Crystalline - ultrastructure
Membrane Glycoproteins - ultrastructure
membrane protein
Membranes
Metabolites
Microscopy, Atomic Force
Molecular biology
Proteins
Scientific Report
Sheep
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Animals
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Eukaryotes
Eye Proteins - ultrastructure
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Membranes
Metabolites
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Proteins
Scientific Report
Sheep
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