Gene Information
Gene NameGJAL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length382
Protein NamesGap junction alpha-1 protein (Connexin-43) (Cx43) (Gap junction 43 kDa heart protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP17302
Gene CardGJA1
Uniprot IDP17302
PfamPF00029; PF03508
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the heart and fetal cochlea. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11741837}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.04(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2LL2  (NMR  7F92  (EM  3.10A  7F93  (EM  3.60A  7F94  (EM  3.60A 
DBSNP rs864309644  rs121912969  rs104893961  rs104893962  rs104893963  rs104893964  rs1554200992  rs794729675  rs267606844  rs267606845  rs28931601  rs1554201011  rs1554201017  rs28931600  rs1057518872  rs962041031  rs2228961  rs104893966  rs750294638  rs397518464  rs1554201043  rs875989815  rs764670582  rs17653265  rs2227885  rs104893965 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22411987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25398053};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cell junction, gap junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22411987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25398053}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P23242}. Note=Localizes at the intercalated disk (ICD) in cardiomyocytes and the proper localization at ICD is dependent on TMEM65. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P23242}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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