Gja8 (gap junction membrane channel protein alpha 8)

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Keyword

Gene: Gja8 (gap junction membrane channel protein alpha 8) Rattus norvegicus

Symbol:

Gja8

Name:

gap junction membrane channel protein alpha 8

Description:

ENCODES a protein that exhibits gap junction channel activity; INVOLVED IN cell-cell signaling; protein homooligomerization; ASSOCIATED WITH cataracts; ASSOCIATED WITH Cataract; FOUND IN connexon complex; integral to membrane

Type:

protein-coding

RefSeq Status:

PROVISIONAL

Also known as:

connexin 50; connexin-50; Cx50; gap junction alpha-8 protein; gap junction membrane channel protein alpha 8

Latest Assembly:

RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4

Position:

Map	Chr	Position	Strand	Source
Rat Cytogenetic Map	2			NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v5.0	2	218,536,831 - 218,538,447	-	NCBI
Rat Celera Assembly	2	176,986,507 - 176,988,123	-	NCBI

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RGD Object Information
RGD ID:	628890
Created:	2003-02-27
Species:	Rattus norvegicus
Last Modified:	2013-04-16
Status:	ACTIVE