Gene Information
Gene NameGJA3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length435
Protein NamesGap junction alpha-3 protein (Connexin-46) (Cx46)
Target Namegap junction alpha-3 protein
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000121743 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y6H8
Gene CardGJA3
Uniprot IDQ9Y6H8
PfamPF00029
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.841412726)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GJA3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GJA3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GJA3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gja3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GJA3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gja3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GJA3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGJA9, GJA10, GJA1, GJA1P1, GJA4
ParalogsGJB3, GJB1, GJB2, GJB5, GJB4, GJB6, GJB7, GJA10, GJA9, GJD2, GJD3, GJC3, GJC2, GJC1, GJD4, GJE1, GJA4, GJA1, GJA8, GJA5
Tissueheart, left.atrium, left.ventricle, mitral.valve, pulmonary.valve, tricuspid.valve
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs397514703  rs1114167307  rs1555339539  rs981126461  rs864309691  rs121917823  rs121917827  rs864309687  rs1114167308  rs121917825  rs140332366  rs140332366  rs968566 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30044662};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9TU17}. Cell junction, gap junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30044662}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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