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Bos taurus Protein: GJB2
Summary
InnateDB Protein IDBP-682845.2
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol GJB2
Protein Name Gap junction beta-2 protein
Synonyms CX26;
Species Bos taurus
Ensembl Protein ENSBTAP00000023167
InnateDB Gene IDBG-631326 (GJB2)
Protein Structure
UniProt Annotation
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. {ECO:0000250}.
Subcellular Localization Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cell junction, gap junction {ECO:0000250}.
Disease Associations
Tissue Specificity
Comments
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
They are also associated with 6 interaction(s) predicted by orthology.
Predicted by orthology
Total 6 [view]
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0005243 gap junction channel activity
GO:0005515 protein binding
Biological Process
GO:0007154 cell communication
GO:0007267 cell-cell signaling
GO:0007605 sensory perception of sound
GO:0055085 transmembrane transport
Cellular Component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
GO:0005921 gap junction
GO:0005922 connexon complex
GO:0016020 membrane
GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
GO:0030054 cell junction
Protein Structure and Domains
PDB ID
InterPro IPR000500 Connexin
IPR002268 Gap junction beta-2 protein (Cx26)
IPR013092 Connexin, N-terminal
IPR019570 Gap junction protein, cysteine-rich domain
PFAM PF00029
PF10582
PRINTS PR00206
PR01139
PIRSF
SMART SM00037
SM01089
TIGRFAMs
Post-translational Modifications
Modification
Cross-References
SwissProt A2VE67
PhosphoSite PhosphoSite-
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 407154
UniGene Bt.64701
RefSeq NP_001077106
HUGO
OMIM
CCDS
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL BC133597
GenPept AAI33598

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Breuer et al., InnateDB: systems biology of innate immunity and beyond - recent updates and continuing curation. Nucl. Acids Res. (2013) 41 (D1) 

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