Selected-GenAtlas references | SOURCE | GeneCards | NCBI Gene | Swiss-Prot | Orphanet | Ensembl |
HGNC | UniGene | Nucleotide | OMIM | UCSC |
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FLASH GENE |
Symbol | GJA8 | contributors: mct/shn - updated : 03-10-2011 |
HGNC name | gap junction protein, alpha 8, 50kDa |
HGNC id | 4281 |
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Corresponding disease |
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Location | 1q21.2 Physical location : 147.374.945 - 147.381.393 | ||||
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Synonym symbol(s) | CX50, MIP4, MP70, CAE, CAE1, CZP1 |
DNA |
TYPE | functioning gene |
STRUCTURE | 6.45 kb 2 Exon(s) |
Genomic sequence alignment details |
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10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study |
MAPPING | cloned | Y | linked | N | status | confirmed |
Map | cen - D1S2344 - D1S442 - GJA8 - D1S2612 - D1S3466 - qter |
RNA |
TRANSCRIPTS | type | messenger |
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EXPRESSION |
Type | restricted |
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tissue |
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cell lineage
cell lines
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at STAGE |
physiological period | fetal |
Text | eye |
PROTEIN |
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
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HOMOLOGY |
interspecies | ortholog to Gja8, Mus musculus |
ortholog to Gja8, Rattus norvegicus | |
ortholog to GJA8, Pan troglodytes |
Homologene |
FAMILY | |
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CATEGORY | structural protein , transport channel |
SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION | plasma membrane |
CELLULAR PROCESS | cell life, proliferation/growth |
PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS | cell to cell transport |
PATHWAY |
metabolism |
signaling | sensory transduction/vision |
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INTERACTION |
DNA |
RNA |
small molecule |
cell & other |
REGULATION |
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS |
corresponding disease(s) | CZP1 , CATR |
Susceptibility | to schizophrenia |
Variant & Polymorphism other | polymorphisms increasing the risk of schizophrenia |
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS |
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