| gap junction protein, beta 5, 31.1kDa | |||||||||||
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| Symbol | GJB5 | ||||||||||
| External IDs | OMIM: 604493 MGI: 95723 HomoloGene: 3858 GeneCards: GJB5 Gene | ||||||||||
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| Species | Human | Mouse | |||||||||
| Entrez | 2709 | 14622 | |||||||||
| Ensembl | ENSG00000189280 | ENSMUSG00000042357 | |||||||||
| UniProt | O95377 | Q02739 | |||||||||
| RefSeq (mRNA) | NM_005268 | NM_010291 | |||||||||
| RefSeq (protein) | NP_005259 | NP_034421 | |||||||||
| Location (UCSC) | Chr 1: 34.99 – 35 Mb |
Chr 4: 127.03 – 127.04 Mb |
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| PubMed search | [1] | [2] | |||||||||
Gap junction beta-5 protein (GJB5), also known as connexin-31.1 (Cx31.1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJB5 gene.[1]
Gap junctions are conduits that allow the direct cell-to-cell passage of small cytoplasmic molecules, including ions, metabolic intermediates, and second messengers, and thereby mediate intercellular metabolic and electrical communication. Gap junction channels consist of connexin protein subunits, which are encoded by a multigene family.[1]
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
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