GJD4

GJD4
Identifiers
Aliases GJD4, CX40.1, gap junction protein delta 4
External IDs MGI: 2444990 HomoloGene: 17692 GeneCards: GJD4
Targeted by Drug
carbenoxolone, flufenamic acid, caprylic alcohol[1]
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

219770

225152

Ensembl

ENSG00000177291

ENSMUSG00000036855

UniProt

Q96KN9

Q8BSD4

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_153368

NM_153086

RefSeq (protein)

NP_699199.2

NP_694726.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 10: 35.61 – 35.61 Mb Chr 18: 9.28 – 9.28 Mb
PubMed search [2] [3]
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

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.[4]

Function

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.[4][5]

References

  1. "Drugs that physically interact with Gap junction delta-4 protein view/edit references on wikidata".
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  4. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: gap junction protein".
  5. 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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