Journal
BIOMEDICINES
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10071504
Keywords
connexin; pannexin; membrane proteins; transmembrane channel; hydrophobicity
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- Jagiellonian University Medical College [N41/DBS/000722]
- European Union [857533]
- European Union under the European Regional Development Fund
- Sano project
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This article investigates the structure and function of Connexins and pannexins proteins. Through comparative analysis, it is found that their hydrophobicity distribution and external force field characteristics are different, thus affecting their activity in different environments.
Connexins and pannexins are the transmembrane proteins of highly distinguished biological activity in the form of transport of molecules and electrical signals. Their common role is to connect the external environment with the cytoplasm of the cell, while connexin is also able to link two cells together allowing the transport from one to another. The analysis presented here aims to identify the similarities and differences between connexin and pannexin. As a comparative criterion, the hydrophobicity distribution in the structure of the discussed proteins was used. The comparative analysis is carried out with the use of a mathematical model, the FOD-M model (fuzzy oil drop model in its Modified version) expressing the specificity of the membrane's external field, which in the case of the discussed proteins is significantly different from the external field for globular proteins in the polar environment of water. The characteristics of the external force field influence the structure of protein allowing the activity in a different environment.
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