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  1. History of Gap Junction Architecture and Potential Role of Calmodulin in Channel Arrays

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  2. Calcium Role in Gap Junction Channel Gating: Direct Electrostatic or Calmodulin-Mediated?

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  3. Gap Junction Channel Regulation: A Tale of Two Gates—Voltage Sensitivity of the Chemical Gate and Chemical Sensitivity of the Fast Voltage Gate

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  4. Nerve Structure-Function: Unusual Structural Details and Unmasking of Sulfhydryl Groups by Electrical Stimulation or Asphyxia in Axon Membranes and Gap Junctions

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  5. Potential Role of Fenestrated Septa in Axonal Transport of Golgi Cisternae and Gap Junction Formation/Function

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  6. Ca2+-Dependent and -Independent Calmodulin Binding to the Cytoplasmic Loop of Gap Junction Connexins

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  7. Anesthetics and Cell–Cell Communication: Potential Ca2+-Calmodulin Role in Gap Junction Channel Gating by Heptanol, Halothane and Isoflurane

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  8. Direct Cell-Cell Communication via Membrane Pores, Gap Junction Channels, and Tunneling Nanotubes: Medical Relevance of Mitochondrial Exchange

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  9. Calmodulin-Connexin Partnership in Gap Junction Channel Regulation-Calmodulin-Cork Gating Model

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  10. Gap Junction Channelopathies and Calmodulinopathies. Do Disease-Causing Calmodulin Mutants Affect Direct Cell–Cell Communication?

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  11. Calmodulin-Cork Model of Gap Junction Channel Gating—One Molecule, Two Mechanisms

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  12. Connexin/Innexin Channels in Cytoplasmic Organelles. Are There Intracellular Gap Junctions? A Hypothesis!

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  13. Calmodulin-Mediated Regulation of Gap Junction Channels

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Camillo Peracchia

  14. Lung Function In Health And Disease: Basic Concepts of Respiratory Physiology and Pathophysiology

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia , Nasr Anaizi

  15. APPENDIX 4: Calculations

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  16. Basic Lung Structure

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  17. Clinical Cases

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  18. Functional Consequences of Respiratory Diseases

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  19. Gas Exchange

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  20. Historical Background

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  21. Introduction

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  22. Preface

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  23. Problem Based Learning

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  24. Problem Based Learning

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  25. Problem Based Learning

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  26. Respiratory Mechanics

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  27. Tests

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  28. Ventilation-Perfusion Distribution, Blood Shunts and Alveolar Dead Space

    Article • February 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Camillo Peracchia

  29. Calmodulin Association with Connexin32-derived Peptides Suggests trans-Domain Interaction in Chemical Gating of Gap Junction Channels

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 2008, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  30. Unusual Slow Gating of Gap Junction Channels in Oocytes Expressing Connexin32 or Its COOH-Terminus Truncated Mutant

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  31. Interactions of connexins with other membrane channels and transporters

    Article • Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, May 2007, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  32. Interplay between Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator and Gap Junction Channels Made of Connexins 45, 40, 32 and 50 Expressed in Oocytes

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  33. Inversion of both gating polarity and CO2 sensitivity of voltage gating with D3N mutation of Cx50

    Article • AJP Cell Physiology, June 2005, American Physiological Society

    Camillo Peracchia

  34. Functional Interaction Between CFTR and Cx45 Gap Junction Channels Expressed in Oocytes

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, February 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  35. Opposite Cx32 and Cx26 Voltage-Gating Response to CO2 Reflects Opposite Voltage-Gating Polarity

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, December 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  36. CO2 Sensitivity of Voltage Gating and Gating Polarity of GapJunction Channels—Connexin40 and its COOH-Terminus-Truncated Mutant

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, July 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  37. Chemical gating of gap junction channels

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, March 2004, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  38. Is the Voltage Gate of Connexins CO 2 -sensitive? Cx45 Channels and Inhibition of Calmodulin Expression

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  39. The Voltage Gates of Connexin Channels are Sensitive to CO2

    Article • Cell Communication & Adhesion, July 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Camillo Peracchia

  40. The Voltage Gates of Connexin Channels are Sensitive to CO2

    Article • Cell Communication & Adhesion, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Camillo Peracchia

  41. Calmodulin Colocalizes with Connexins and Plays a Direct Role in Gap Junction Channel Gating

    Article • Cell Communication & Adhesion, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Camillo Peracchia

  42. Slow Gating of Gap Junction Channels and Calmodulin

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, November 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  43. Calmodulin Directly Gates Gap Junction Channels

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, August 2000, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  44. Calmodulin-connexin colocolization and direct role of calmodulin in gap junction channel gating

    Article • Neurophysiology, May 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  45. Chemical Gating of Gap Junction Channels

    Article • Methods, February 2000, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  46. Is the chemical gate of connexins voltage sensitive? Behavior of Cx32 wild-type and mutant channels

    Article • AJP Cell Physiology, June 1999, American Physiological Society

    Camillo Peracchia

  47. Chapter 10: Distinct Behaviors of Chemical and Voltage Sensitive Gates of Gap Junction Channel

    Article • January 1999, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  48. Chapter 13: Behavior of Chemical and Slow Voltage-Sensitive Gates of Connexin Channels: The “Cork” Gating Hypothesis

    Article • January 1999, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  49. Preface

    Article • January 1999, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  50. Molecular dissection of a basic COOH-terminal domain of Cx32 that inhibits gap junction gating sensitivity

    Article • AJP Cell Physiology, November 1998, American Physiological Society

    Camillo Peracchia

  51. Chemical Gating of Heteromeric and Heterotypic Gap Junction Channels

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, March 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  52. Positive charges of the initial C-terminus domain of Cx32 inhibit gap junction gating sensitivity to CO2

    Article • Biophysical Journal, August 1997, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  53. Molecular basis of gap junction channel regulation and gating

    Article • Neurophysiology, July 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  54. Connexin domains relevant to the chemical gating of gap junction channels

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, May 1997, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Camillo Peracchia

  55. Two distinct gating mechanisms in gap junction channels: CO2-sensitive and voltage-sensitive

    Article • Biophysical Journal, May 1997, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  56. Chimeric evidence for a role of the connexin cytoplasmic loop in gap junction channel gating

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, November 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  57. Properties and regulation of gap junctional hemichannels in the plasma membranes of cultured cells.

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, August 1996, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  58. Chimeric evidence for a role of the connexin cytoplasmic loop in gap junction channel gating

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, June 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  59. Inhibition of calmodulin expression prevents low-pH-induced gap junction uncoupling inXenopus oocytes

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  60. Ca-mediated and independent effects of arachidonic acid on gap junctions and Ca-independent effects of oleic acid and halothane

    Article • Biophysical Journal, September 1994, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  61. Molecular Models of Channel Interaction and Gating in Gap Junctions

    Article • January 1994, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  62. Preface

    Article • January 1994, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  63. Gap junction gating sensitivity to physiological internal calcium regardless of pH in Novikoff hepatoma cells

    Article • Biophysical Journal, November 1993, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  64. Biophysics of Gap Junction Channels. Camillo Peracchia

    Article • The Quarterly Review of Biology, June 1992, University of Chicago Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  65. Channel reconstitution in liposomes and planar bilayers with HPLC-purified MIP26 of bovine lens

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, October 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  66. Effects of the anesthetics heptanol, halothane and isoflurane on gap junction conductance in crayfish septate axons: A calcium- and hydrogen-independent phenomenon potentiated by caffeine and theophylline, and inhibited by 4-aminopyridine

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, April 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  67. Calmodulin interacts with a C-terminus peptide from the lens membrane protein MIP26

    Article • Current Eye Research, January 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Camillo Peracchia

  68. Effects of caffeine and raynodine on low pHi-induced changes in gap junction conductance and calcium concentration in crayfish septate axons

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, July 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  69. Increase in gap junction resistance with acidification in crayfish septate axons is closely related to changes in intracellular calcium but not hydrogen ion concentration

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, January 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  70. Calmodulin-like proteins and communicating junctions

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, April 1987, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  71. Permeability and Regulation of Gap Junction Channels in Cells and in Artificial Lipid Bilayers

    Article • January 1987, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  72. Is the C-terminal arm of lens gap junction channel protein the channel gate?

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, December 1985, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  73. Lens cell-to-cel channel protein: II. Conformational change in the presence of calmodulin

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, October 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  74. Lens cell-to-cell channel protein: I. Self-assembly into liposomes and permeability regulation by calmodulin

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, October 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  75. Lens junctions are communicating junctions

    Article • Current Eye Research, January 1985, Taylor & Francis

    Camillo Peracchia

  76. Permeability and gating of lens gap junction channels incorporated into liposomes

    Article • Current Eye Research, January 1985, Taylor & Francis

    Camillo Peracchia

  77. Cell Coupling

    Article • January 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  78. Crystallization of intramembrane particles in rabbit sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles by vanadate

    Article • Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, August 1984, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  79. Communicating junctions and calmodulin: Inhibition of electrical uncoupling inXenopus embryo by calmidazolium

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, February 1984, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  80. Is calmodulin involved in the regulation of gap junction permeability?

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, October 1983, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  81. The periaxonal space of crayfish giant axons.

    Article • Journal of General Physiology, August 1983, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  82. Structure of membranes in crayfish muscle: comparison of phasic and tonic fibres

    Article • Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, September 1982, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  83. Gap Junction Structure in Coupled and Uncoupled Conditions

    Article • January 1982, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  84. Gap Junction Transport Regulation

    Article • January 1982, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  85. Healing‐over in rat crystalline lens.

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, November 1981, Wiley

    Camillo Peracchia

  86. Direct communication between axons and sheath glial cells in crayfish

    Article • Nature, April 1981, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  87. Gap junction dynamics: reversible effects of divalent cations.

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, December 1980, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  88. Gap junction dynamics: reversible effects of hydrogen ions.

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, December 1980, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  89. Structural Correlates of Gap Junction Permeation

    Article • January 1980, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  90. The cell on the move

    Article • Trends in Biochemical Sciences, July 1978, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  91. Calcium effects on gap junction structure and cell coupling

    Article • Nature, February 1978, Springer Science + Business Media

    Camillo Peracchia

  92. Gap junctions. Structural changes after uncoupling procedures.

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, March 1977, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  93. Gap junction structure and function

    Article • Trends in Biochemical Sciences, February 1977, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  94. Low resistance junctions in crayfish. Structural changes with functional uncoupling.

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, August 1976, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  95. The paranodal axo-glial junction in the central nervous system studied with thin sections and freeze-fracture

    Article • Neuroscience, June 1976, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  96. EXCITABLE MEMBRANE ULTRASTRUCTURE

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, April 1974, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  97. LOW RESISTANCE JUNCTIONS IN CRAYFISH

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, April 1973, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  98. LOW RESISTANCE JUNCTIONS IN CRAYFISH

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, April 1973, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  99. FIXATION BY MEANS OF GLUTARALDEHYDE-HYDROGEN PEROXIDE REACTION PRODUCTS

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, April 1972, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  100. New glutaraldehyde fixation procedures

    Article • Journal of Ultrastructure Research, April 1972, Elsevier

    Camillo Peracchia

  101. INCREASE IN OSMIOPHILIA OF AXONAL MEMBRANES OF CRAYFISH AS A RESULT OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION, ASPHYXIA, OR TREATMENT WITH REDUCING AGENTS

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, October 1971, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  102. A SYSTEM OF PARALLEL SEPTA IN CRAYFISH NERVE FIBERS

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, January 1970, Rockefeller University Press

    Camillo Peracchia

  103. Alterations in Collagen in the Arteries of Thromboangiitic Patients

    Article • Angiology, July 1966, SAGE Publications

    Camillo Peracchia