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Facts about Gap junction beta-2 protein.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | GJB2 |
| Uniprot: | P29033 |
| Entrez: | 2706 |

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

beta 2, 26kD (connexin 26); Connexin 26; CX26; CX26DFNA3; DFNA3; DFNA3A; DFNB1; gap junction protein, beta 2, 26kDa (connexin 26); gap junction protein, beta 2, 26kDa; GJB2; HID; KID; NSRD1; PPK
Mass (kDA):
26.215 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 13q12.11 |
| Sequence: | 13; NC_000013.11 (20187470..20192938, complement) |
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, gap junction. Colocalizes with GJB4 at gap junction plaques in the cochlea.






PMID: 1324944 by Lee S.W., et al. Transcriptional downregulation of gap-junction proteins blocks junctional communication in human mammary tumor cell lines.
PMID: 11439000 by Hamelmann C., et al. Pattern of connexin 26 (GJB2) mutations causing sensorineural hearing impairment in Ghana.