Astrocytic Gapjinc (TMEM43) modulates gap junction networks by facilitating transjunctional potentials
Minwoo Wendy Jang, Ki‐Jung Kim, Jiwoon Lim, Daeun Kim, Yongmin Mason Park, Tai Young Kim, Woo Suk Roh, Young‐Eun Han, Joungha Won, Jae‐Hun Lee, Eunjin Shin, Ah Reum Han, Ho Min Kim, Kyung‐Seok Han, Changjoon Justin Lee
This study identifies TMEM43 as a pH-sensing cation channel that modulates gap junction networks in the hippocampus, preventing neuronal hyperexcitability and supporting memory retrieval.
bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience