GJC1
Function
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.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the connexin family. Gamma-type subfamily.
Cellular localization
- Cell membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein
- Cell junction
- Gap junction
Alternative names
GJA7, GJC1, Gap junction gamma-1 protein, Connexin-45, Gap junction alpha-7 protein, Cx45