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| Title |
Gap junctions in C. elegans
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Physiology, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fphys.2014.00040 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karina T. Simonsen, Donald G. Moerman, Christian C. Naus |
| Abstract |
As in other multicellular organisms, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans uses gap junctions to provide direct cell-to-cell contact. The nematode gap junctions are formed by innexins (invertebrate analogs of the connexins); a family of proteins that surprisingly share no primary sequence homology, but do share structural and functional similarity with connexins. The model organism C. elegans contains 25 innexin genes and innexins are found in virtually all cell types and tissues. Additionally, many innexins have dynamic expression patterns during development, and several innexins are essential genes in the nematode. C. elegans is a popular invertebrate model due to several features including a simple anatomy, a complete cell lineage, sequenced genome and an array of genetic resources. Thus, the worm has potential to offer valuable insights into the various functions of gap junction mediated intercellular communication. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 91 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 87 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 25% |
| Researcher | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 11% |
| Unknown | 19 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 27 | 30% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 20% |
| Neuroscience | 14 | 15% |
| Engineering | 4 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 21 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 January 2022.
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#1,474
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#33,971
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#15
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