Gene Information
Gene NameGJA9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length321
Protein NamesGap junction delta-2 protein (Connexin-36) (Cx36) (Gap junction alpha-9 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000131233 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9UKL4
Gene CardGJD2
Uniprot IDQ9UKL4
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 expressed in neurons.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 2N6A  (NMR 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, gap junction.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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