GJD2

GJD2
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	2N6A
Identifiers
Aliases	GJD2, CX36, GJA9, gap junction protein delta 2
External IDs	OMIM: 607058; MGI: 1334209; HomoloGene: 7734; GeneCards: GJD2; OMA:GJD2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 15 (human)
End	34,754,998 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End	113,844,100 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	islet of Langerhans; ; gonad; ; pituitary gland; ; anterior pituitary; ; prefrontal cortex; ; right auricle of heart; ; body of pancreas; ; occipital lobe; ; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; ; Brodmann area 9;
	Top expressed in
	thoracic ganglia; ; islet of Langerhans; ; neural layer of retina; ; lumbar subsegment of spinal cord; ; stellate ganglion; ; anterior horn of spinal cord; ; facial motor nucleus; ; pineal gland; ; olfactory bulb; ; retinal pigment epithelium;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	gap junction channel activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; gap junction; cell junction; plasma membrane; connexin complex; membrane;
Biological process	action potential; cell communication; cell-cell signaling; visual perception; chemical synaptic transmission; transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	57369
	14617
	ENSG00000159248
	ENSMUSG00000068615
	Q9UKL4
	O54851
	NM_020660
	NM_010290
	NP_065711
	NP_034420
	Wikidata
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Gap junction delta-2 protein (GJD2), also known as connexin-36 (Cx36) or gap junction alpha-9 protein (GJA9), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJD2 gene.