Gene Information
Gene NameGJC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length439
Protein NamesGap junction gamma-2 protein (Connexin-46.6) (Cx46.6) (Connexin-47) (Cx47) (Gap junction alpha-12 protein)
Target Namegap junction gamma-2 protein
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000198835 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ5T442
Gene CardGJC2
Uniprot IDQ5T442
PfamPF00029
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.64693398)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GJC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GJC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GJC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GJC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gjc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GJC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gjc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGJA8
ParalogsGJC1, GJD4, GJE1, GJA4, GJA1, GJA8, GJA5, GJA3, GJB3, GJB1, GJB2, GJB5, GJB4, GJB6, GJB7, GJA10, GJA9, GJD2, GJD3, GJC3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in central nervous system, in sciatic nerve and sural nerve. Also detected in skeletal muscles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15192806}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs149590094  rs75469429  rs267606847  rs74315312  rs577325764  rs267606846  rs74315314  rs74315311  rs760502262 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, gap junction.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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