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Gja1  -  gap junction protein, alpha 1

Mus musculus

Synonyms: AU042049, AW546267, Cnx43, Connexin-43, Cx43, ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of Gja1

 

Psychiatry related information on Gja1

  • 1, and Cx43 mRNA levels coincided in most cases and in general corresponded well to the time-response curves for hyperplastic changes in mouse skin [6].
 

High impact information on Gja1

 

Chemical compound and disease context of Gja1

  • In conclusion, our results indicate that deletion of one allele of the Cx43 gene clearly favors the carcinogenic effect of urethane administration and results in a higher susceptibility to lung adenoma formation in mice [12].
  • Thus, normal HOSE cells had extensive GJIC and Cx43 expression whereas ovarian carcinoma cells had less and cAMP and retinoic acid did not change these, although both agents inhibited cell growth [13].
  • In the present study, we determined the level of Cx43 mRNA expression in colonic mucosa from normal subjects and subjects with a prior history of colonic polyps or cancer before and after three months of administration of a placebo or beta-carotene [14].
  • Menadione (37 microg/kg i.v.) before 30 minutes coronary occlusion and 2 hour reperfusion reduced infarct size in WT and Cx43+/- mice (24+/-4% versus 24+/-5%) [15].
  • To investigate the phosphorylation state of Cx43, ovarian carcinoma cell lysates were immunoprecipitated and transient tyrosine phosphorylation of Cx43 was detected in ET-1-treated cells [16].
 

Biological context of Gja1

 

Anatomical context of Gja1

  • Proteomic analysis of a neoplastic mouse lung epithelial cell line whose tumorigenicity has been abrogated by transfection with the gap junction structural gene for connexin 43, Gja1 [18].
  • However, in the i.v./i.v. embryo, a mutant with randomization of body situs the same pattern of Gja1 asymmetry was found in the limb ectoderm regardless of body situs [19].
  • In the limb bud mesenchyme, Gja1 transcripts were distributed in a posterior distal gradient, coincident with tissue known to have polarizing activity [19].
  • In more proximal regions of the limb where mesenchyme differentiation has been initiated, Gja1 transcripts were expressed only in the outer mesenchymal cells comprising the presumptive perichondrium [19].
  • Therefore, in addition to the reported neural crest cell defect, lack of Cx43 also causes a generalized osteoblast dysfunction, leading to delayed mineralization and skull abnormalities [2].
 

Associations of Gja1 with chemical compounds

  • Cell to cell diffusion of calcein was poor among Cx43-deficient osteoblasts, whose differentiated phenotypic profile and mineralization potential were greatly impaired, compared with wild-type cells [2].
  • In addition, these Cx43-reintroduced stromal cells showed an increased support ability (3.7-fold) for CAFC-week 1 in normal mouse BM and 5-fold higher supportive ability for CAFC-week 4 in 5-fluorouracil-treated BM cells as compared with Cx43-deficient FL stromal cells [21].
  • Using the doxycycline inducible tet-on system, we generated human malignant trophoblast Jeg3 cells transfected with either Cx40, Cx43, or C-terminal truncated Cx43 (trCx43) [22].
  • Glutathione S-transferase pull-down assay and co-immunoprecipitation demonstrated that CCN3 was able to physically interact with Cx43 [4].
  • Inhibition of gap junctional communication with anandamide in HeLa/Cx43 transfectants substantially restored oscillations (55% of cells) [23].
  • These findings suggest that lowering intracellular redox potential increases the opening of Cx43 and Cx43-EGFP hemichannels, possibly by action on cytoplasmic cysteine residues in the connexin C terminus [24].
 

Physical interactions of Gja1

 

Co-localisations of Gja1

 

Regulatory relationships of Gja1

 

Other interactions of Gja1

 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Gja1

References

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  2. Connexin43 deficiency causes delayed ossification, craniofacial abnormalities, and osteoblast dysfunction. Lecanda, F., Warlow, P.M., Sheikh, S., Furlan, F., Steinberg, T.H., Civitelli, R. J. Cell Biol. (2000) [Pubmed]
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  18. Proteomic analysis of a neoplastic mouse lung epithelial cell line whose tumorigenicity has been abrogated by transfection with the gap junction structural gene for connexin 43, Gja1. Peebles, K.A., Duncan, M.W., Ruch, R.J., Malkinson, A.M. Carcinogenesis (2003) [Pubmed]
  19. Developmental regulation and asymmetric expression of the gene encoding Cx43 gap junctions in the mouse limb bud. Meyer, R.A., Cohen, M.F., Recalde, S., Zakany, J., Bell, S.M., Scott, W.J., Lo, C.W. Dev. Genet. (1997) [Pubmed]
  20. Connexin43 associated with an N-cadherin-containing multiprotein complex is required for gap junction formation in NIH3T3 cells. Wei, C.J., Francis, R., Xu, X., Lo, C.W. J. Biol. Chem. (2005) [Pubmed]
  21. Connexin-43 gap junctions are involved in multiconnexin-expressing stromal support of hemopoietic progenitors and stem cells. Cancelas, J.A., Koevoet, W.L., de Koning, A.E., Mayen, A.E., Rombouts, E.J., Ploemacher, R.E. Blood (2000) [Pubmed]
  22. Connexin43 interacts with NOV: a possible mechanism for negative regulation of cell growth in choriocarcinoma cells. Gellhaus, A., Dong, X., Propson, S., Maass, K., Klein-Hitpass, L., Kibschull, M., Traub, O., Willecke, K., Perbal, B., Lye, S.J., Winterhager, E. J. Biol. Chem. (2004) [Pubmed]
  23. Gap junctional communication modulates agonist-induced calcium oscillations in transfected HeLa cells. Lin, G.C., Rurangirwa, J.K., Koval, M., Steinberg, T.H. J. Cell. Sci. (2004) [Pubmed]
  24. Opening of connexin 43 hemichannels is increased by lowering intracellular redox potential. Retamal, M.A., Schalper, K.A., Shoji, K.F., Bennett, M.V., Sáez, J.C. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2007) [Pubmed]
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  30. Slow conduction and enhanced anisotropy increase the propensity for ventricular tachyarrhythmias in adult mice with induced deletion of connexin43. van Rijen, H.V., Eckardt, D., Degen, J., Theis, M., Ott, T., Willecke, K., Jongsma, H.J., Opthof, T., de Bakker, J.M. Circulation (2004) [Pubmed]
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