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GJE1 gap junction protein epsilon 1

Gene ID: 100126572, updated on 17-Jun-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: CX23

Summary

Predicted to enable gap junction channel activity. Predicted to be involved in cell-cell signaling. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell morphogenesis; lens development in camera-type eye; and organ growth. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Predicted to be part of connexin complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Genomic context

Location:
6q24.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 6; NC_000006.12 (142132925..142135358)
Total number of exons:
3

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