Entrez 125111 | Ensembl ENSG00000183153 | |
External IDs MGI: 2384150 HomoloGene: 17530 GeneCards: GJD3 | ||
Gap junction delta-2 (GJD2), also known as connexin-36 (Cx36) or gap junction alpha-9 (GJA9), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJD2 gene.
Function
This gene is a member of the large family of connexins that are required for the formation of gap junctions. Six connexin monomers form a hemichannel, or connexon, on the cell surface. This connexon can interact with a connexon from a neighboring cell, thus forming a channel linking the cytoplasm of the 2 cells.
References
GJD3 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA