Gene Information
Gene NameGJA5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length358
Protein NamesGap junction alpha-5 protein (Connexin-40) (Cx40)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000265107 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP36382
Gene CardGJA5
Uniprot IDP36382
PfamPF00029; PF16791
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.258320237)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GJA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GJA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GJA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GJA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gja5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GJA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gja5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GJA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGJB3, GJB1, GJB2, GJB5, GJB4, GJB6, GJB7, GJA10, GJA9, GJD2, GJD3, GJC3, GJC2, GJC1, GJD4, GJE1, GJA4, GJA1, GJA8, GJA3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs387906613  rs121434558  rs121434557  rs387906614  rs387906615 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, gap junction.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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