Publication Date:
2014-08-21
Description:
Article Electrical synaptic transmission is known to be modulated by intracellular magnesium. Here, Palacios-Prado et al. show that electrical synapses formed by connexin36 in the thalamic reticular nucleus are bidirectionally modulated by changes in magnesium concentration via pore-lining sensitive domains. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms5667 Authors: Nicolás Palacios-Prado, Sandrine Chapuis, Alejandro Panjkovich, Julien Fregeac, James I. Nagy, Feliksas F. Bukauskas
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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