| Gene Symbol |
GJA9
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| Entrez Gene |
81025
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| Alt Symbol |
CX58, CX59, GJA10
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
gap junction protein, alpha 9, 59kDa
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| Other Description |
connexin 59|connexin-58|gap junction alpha 10|gap junction alpha-9 protein
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| Swissprots |
B3KVQ2 P57773 Q96KG0 B2R722 Q5TA63
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| Accessions |
AAG09406 CCQ43738 EAX07289 P57773 AF271261 AAK55516 AK312811 BAG35669 AL705384 BI463634 BU689816 NM_030772 NP_110399
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| Function |
One gap junction consists of a cluster of closely packed pairs of transmembrane channels, the connexons, through which materials of low MW diffuse from one cell to a neighboring cell. {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cell junction, gap junction {ECO:0000250}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Highly abundant in skeletal muscle. Also detected in testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12881038}.
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