GJD4
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. Delta-type subfamily.
Tissue Specificity
Expressed in pancreas, kidney, skeletal muscle, liver, placenta, and heart.
Cellular localization
- Cell membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein
- Cell junction
- Gap junction
Alternative names
CX40.1, GJD4, Gap junction delta-4 protein, Connexin-40.1, Cx40.1