Anatomy and Cell Biology Publications

Title

Connexins and disease

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Issue

9

Journal

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volume

10

URL with Digital Object Identifier

doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a029348

Abstract

Inherited or acquired alterations in the structure and function of connexin proteins have long been associated with disease. In the present work, we review current knowledge on the role of connexins in diseases associated with the heart, nervous system, cochlea, and skin, as well as cancer and pleiotropic syndromes such as oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD). Although incomplete by virtue of space and the extent of the topic, this review emphasizes the fact that connexin function is not only associated with gap junction channel formation. As such, both canonical and noncanonical functions of connexins are fundamental components in the pathophysiology of multiple connexin related disorders, many of them highly debilitating and life threatening. Improved understanding of connexin biology has the potential to advance our understanding of mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.

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