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gja2

Gene
gja2
Protein
Gap junction alpha-2 protein
Organism
Xenopus laevis
Length
334 amino acids
Function
One gap junction consists of a cluster of closely packed pairs of transmembrane channels, the connexons, through which materials of low MW diffuse from one cell to a neighboring cell.
Similarity
Belongs to the connexin family. Alpha-type (group II) subfamily.
Mass
37.832 kDa
Sequence
MAGWELLKLLLDDVQEHSTLIGKVWLTVLFIFRIFILSVAGESVWTDEQSDFICNTQQPGCTNVCYDQAFPISHVRYWVLQFLFVSTPTLIYLGHMVYLSKKEEKERQKENESRILVANEAQTEVHSSATKKIRIQGPLMCTYTTSVVFKSIFEAGFLLGQWYIYGFVMSPIFVCERIPCKHKVECFVSRPMEKTIFIIFMLVVSLISLLLNLMELIHLSFKCFQHGIKEGATCSPTGIPFNGAGNRMPPQEYTNPPSSNQDIDLPSYNKMSGGHNWSRIQMEQQVNGLVKPKCQCDCWSQSAISVVVSGAPGIISNMDAVKSNHQTSSKQQYV