GJB7

Gap junction protein, beta 7, 25kDa
Identifiers
Symbols GJB7 ; CX25; bA136M9.1; connexin25
External IDs OMIM: 611921 HomoloGene: 89311 IUPHAR: 715 GeneCards: GJB7 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 375519 n/a
Ensembl ENSG00000164411 n/a
UniProt Q6PEY0 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_198568 n/a
RefSeq (protein) NP_940970 n/a
Location (UCSC) Chr 6:
87.28 – 87.33 Mb
n/a
PubMed search n/a

Gap junction beta-7 protein (GJB7), also known as connexin-25 (Cx25), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJB7 gene.[1]

Function

Connexins, such as GJB7, 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.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: gap junction protein".
  2. 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.

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