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Gap junction beta-7 protein Info At a glance, species: Human
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Gap junction beta-7 protein (GJB7)
One gap junction consists of a cluster of closely packed pairs of transmembrane channels, the connexons, through which materials of low MW diffuse from one cell to a neighboring cell. .
Gene Information
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | GJB7 |
| Uniprot: | Q6PEY0 |
| Entrez: | 375519 |
Family
| Belongs to: |
|---|
| connexin family |
Alternative Names
Gap junction beta-7 protein
Molecular Weight
Mass (kDA):
25.86 kDA
Genomic Context
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6q14.3-q15 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (87282978..87329278, complement) |
Tissue Specificity
Weakly expressed in placenta.
Subcellular Localizations
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, gap junction.
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References
PMID: 12108537 by Willecke K., et al. Structural and functional diversity of connexin genes in the mouse and human genome.
PMID: 12064583 by Bondarev I., et al. Cloning and functional expression of a novel human connexin-25 gene.
