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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gap junction beta-7 protein (GJB7), also known as connexin-25 (Cx25), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJB7 gene.[3]
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Aliases | GJB7, CX25, bA136M9.1, connexin25, gap junction protein beta 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 611921; HomoloGene: 89311; GeneCards: GJB7; OMA:GJB7 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connexins, such as GJB7, are involved in the formation of gap junctions, intercellular conduits that directly connect the cytoplasms of contacting cells. Each gap junction channel is formed by docking of 2 hemichannels, each of which contains 6 connexin subunits.[3][4]
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