Gene Information
Gene NameGJA9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length515
Protein NamesGap junction alpha-9 protein (Connexin-58) (Cx58) (Connexin-59) (Cx59) (Gap junction alpha-10 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000131233 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP57773
Gene CardGJA9
Uniprot IDP57773
PfamPF00029
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.077738822)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GJA9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GJA9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GJA9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GJA9 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGJB6, GJA3, GJA10, GJA1, GJB1
ParalogsGJA10, GJC3, GJD2, GJD3, GJA4, GJA1, GJA8, GJA5, GJA3, GJB3, GJB1, GJB2, GJB5, GJB4, GJB6, GJB7, GJC2, GJC1, GJD4, GJE1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly abundant in skeletal muscle. Also detected in testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12881038}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs880303 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cell junction, gap junction {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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