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Genomes and Genes | Matthias M FalkSummaryAffiliation: Lehigh University Country: USA Publications
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Gap junction turnover is achieved by the internalization of small endocytic double-membrane vesiclesMatthias M Falk
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
Mol Biol Cell 20:3342-52. 2009..Our observations may have implications for the process of endocytic vesicle budding in general...
Adherens junctions remain dynamicMatthias M Falk
Department of Biology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
BMC Biol 8:34. 2010....
Double-membrane gap junction internalization requires the clathrin-mediated endocytic machineryAnna M Gumpert
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
FEBS Lett 582:2887-92. 2008..To our knowledge, we are first to report that the endocytic clathrin machinery can internalize double-membrane vesicles into cells...
Internalized gap junctions are degraded by autophagyJohn T Fong
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Autophagy 8:794-811. 2012..Its recent link to health and disease lends additional importance to this GJ degradation mechanism and to autophagy in general...
Acute internalization of gap junctions in vascular endothelial cells in response to inflammatory mediator-induced G-protein coupled receptor activationSusan M Baker
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
FEBS Lett 582:4039-46. 2008..These findings demonstrate that GJ internalization is an efficient mechanism for modulating GJIC in inflammatory response...
Green-to-red photoconvertible fluorescent proteins: tracking cell and protein dynamics on standard wide-field mercury arc-based microscopesSusan M Baker
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
BMC Cell Biol 11:15. 2010..Initial limitations to their use (due to their tetrameric nature) were overcome when monomeric variants, such as Dendra, mEos, and mKikGR were cloned/engineered...
Internalization of large double-membrane intercellular vesicles by a clathrin-dependent endocytic processMichelle Piehl
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
Mol Biol Cell 18:337-47. 2007..These findings contribute to the understanding of clathrin's numerous emerging functions...
Cx23, a connexin with only four extracellular-loop cysteines, forms functional gap junction channels and hemichannelsM Kathryn Iovine
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
FEBS Lett 582:165-70. 2008..Functional assays reveal that the Cx23 gap junctions are capable of sharing neurobiotin, and further, that Cx23 connexins form hemichannels in vitro...
Degradation of endocytosed gap junctions by autophagosomal and endo-/lysosomal pathways: a perspectiveMatthias M Falk
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall, D 218, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
J Membr Biol 245:465-76. 2012..Furthermore, we highlight and discuss structural criteria that seem required for an alternate degradation via the endo-/lysosomal pathway...
Phylogenetic analysis of three complete gap junction gene families reveals lineage-specific duplications and highly supported gene classesStephen D Eastman
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca B-217, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
Genomics 87:265-74. 2006..The identification of a third complete connexin gene family provides novel insight into the evolution of connexins, and sheds light into the phenotypic evolution of intercellular communication via gap junctions...
