Protein Name gap junction protein alpha 1 S homeolog
Organism Xenopus laevis
Gene ID 108717910
Gene Symbol

gja1.S

UniProt A0A1L8G2N0 (A0A1L8G2N0_XENLA)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 16
Total Number of Articles : 12
Description

gap junction protein alpha 1 S homeolog

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable transmembrane transporter activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell-cell signaling and heart development. Predicted to be located in gap junction and plasma membrane. Predicted to be part of connexin complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including bone disease (multiple); erythrokeratodermia variabilis (multiple); hypoplastic left heart syndrome; oculodentodigital dysplasia; and palmoplantar keratoderma and congenital alopecia 1. Orthologous to human GJA1 (gap junction protein alpha 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • gap junction alpha-1 protein-like
  • alpha 1 gap junction protein
  • connexin 43
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Properties