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GapJunction |
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GapJunction is a CBO:CellMembranePart that acts as a connection between, and adhesion mediator, between two Cells. In addition, the gap allows for the transfer of small Molecules (hence information) between two adjacent Cells. MeSH: Connections between Cells which allow passage of small Molecules and electric current. Gap junctions were first described anatomically as regions of close apposition between Cells with a narrow (1-2 nm) gap between Cell membranes. The variety in the properties of gap junctions is reflected in the number of CONNEXINS, the family of proteins which form the junctions. |
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http://cbo.biocomplexity.indiana.edu/svn/cbo/trunk/CBO_1_1_2.owl#GapJunction |
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| description |
GapJunction is a CBO:CellMembranePart that acts as a connection between, and adhesion mediator, between two Cells. In addition, the gap allows for the transfer of small Molecules (hence information) between two adjacent Cells. MeSH: Connections between Cells which allow passage of small Molecules and electric current. Gap junctions were first described anatomically as regions of close apposition between Cells with a narrow (1-2 nm) gap between Cell membranes. The variety in the properties of gap junctions is reflected in the number of CONNEXINS, the family of proteins which form the junctions. |
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jps |
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24 Aug. 2011 |
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urn:miriam:obo.go:0005921 urn:miriam:obo.fma:67423 |
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GapJunction |
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GapJunction |
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http://cbo.biocomplexity.indiana.edu/svn/cbo/trunk/CBO_1_1_2.owl#CellMembranePart |