Species Human Entrez 57369 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000159248 | |
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Aliases GJD2, CX36, GJA9, gap junction protein delta 2 External IDs MGI: 1334209 HomoloGene: 7734 GeneCards: GJD2 | ||
Gap junction delta-2 protein (GJD2) also known as connexin-36 (Cx36) or gap junction alpha-9 protein (GJA9) and is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJD2 gene.
Function
GJD2, also called connexin-36 (CX36), is a member of the connexin gene family that is expressed predominantly in mammalian neurons. Connexins associate in groups of 6 and are organized radially around a central pore to form connexons. Each gap junction intercellular channel is formed by the conjunction of 2 connexons. See GJB2 for additional background information on connexins.
References
GJD2 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA