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GJD4

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GJD4
Identifiers
AliasesGJD4, CX40.1, gap junction protein delta 4
External IDsOMIM: 611922; MGI: 2444990; HomoloGene: 17692; GeneCards: GJD4; OMA:GJD4 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_153368

NM_153086

RefSeq (protein)

NP_699199

NP_694726

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 35.61 – 35.61 MbChr 18: 9.28 – 9.28 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Gap junction delta-4 protein (GJD4), also known as connexin-40.1 (Cx40.1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJD4 gene.[5]

Function

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Connexins, such as GJD4, are involved in the formation of gap junctions, intercellular conduits that directly connect the cytoplasms of contacting cells. Each gap junction channel is formed by docking of 2 hemichannels, each of which contains 6 connexin subunits.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000177291Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000036855Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: gap junction protein".
  6. ^ Söhl G, Nielsen PA, Eiberger J, Willecke K (2003). "Expression profiles of the novel human connexin genes hCx30.2, hCx40.1, and hCx62 differ from their putative mouse orthologues". Cell Commun. Adhes. 10 (1): 27–36. doi:10.1080/15419060302063. PMID 12881038. S2CID 225894.

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.