Gap Junctions (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

Gap Junctions

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Top row: The cryo-ET averages of the gap junction channels (left) revealed striking caps (right; purple) on the inside of the cell. Bottom row: The gap junctions (light blue) allow cells to communicate across their membranes (gray).

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N. Rosenkranz/Goethe University

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