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Facts about Gap junction alpha-5 protein.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | GJA5 |
| Uniprot: | P36382 |
| Entrez: | 2702 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| connexin family |

alpha 5, 40kD (connexin 40); ATFB11; Connexin 40; connexin-40; CX40; gap junction alpha-5 protein; gap junction protein, alpha 5, 40kDa (connexin 40); gap junction protein, alpha 5, 40kDa; GJA5; MGC11185
Mass (kDA):
40.38 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q21.2 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (147756199..147781127, complement) |
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, gap junction.




PMID: 7966354 by Kanter H.L., et al. Molecular cloning of two human cardiac gap junction proteins, connexin40 and connexin45.
PMID: 10581143 by Haefliger J.-A., et al. Sporadic cases of dilated cardiomyopathies associated with atrioventricular conduction defects are not linked to mutation within the connexins 40 and 43 genes.