gap junction

I. Involved cell-cell interactions

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Interactors
Protein name
Directionality
Classification
1GJA1-GJA5CXA1_HUMAN - CXA5_HUMANGap-GapAdhesion by GAP junction
2GJC1-GJA1CXG1_HUMAN - CXA1_HUMANGap-GapAdhesion by GAP junction
3GJC1-GJA5CXG1_HUMAN - CXA5_HUMANGap-GapAdhesion by GAP junction

II. Literature review

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Namegap junction
IDGO_0005921
collection_id

Cellular component

Exact synonym

communicating junction, gap junction macula, gap junction plaque, macula communicans, zonula communicans

Description

A cell-cell junction composed of pannexins or innexins and connexins, two different families of channel-forming proteins.

Related synonym

electrical synapse, electrotonic synapse, intercellular gap junction channel

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