GJA3
Sign in to saveAlso known as CTRCT14, CX46, CZP3, gap junction protein alpha 3
Gap junction alpha-3 protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJA3 gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, GJA3 is referenced by 302 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 13 and Ensembl genome database project.
It sits within the topics Connexins and Genes on human chromosome 13.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
GJA3- Name
- gap junction protein alpha 3
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 20,138,252–20,161,615 (−)
- Aliases
- CTRCT14, CX46, CZP3
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000121743
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_021954.4, XM_011535048.3, XM_054374462.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_068773.2, XP_011533350.1, XP_054230437.1
The protein encoded by this gene is a connexin and is a component of lens fiber gap junctions. Defects in this gene are a cause of zonular pulverulent cataract type 3 (CZP3). [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
gap junction protein alpha 3
- Symbol
- GJA3
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 13:20,138,252-20,161,615
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 9670
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/2700
- chromosome
- human chromosome 13
- genomic start
- 20712394
- genomic end
- 20161052
- cytogenetic location
- 13q12.11
- Commons category
- Gap junction alpha-3 protein
- expressed in
- islet of Langerhans
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Interactions
- References
- Further reading
Gap junction alpha-3 protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJA3 gene.
==Interactions== GJA3 has been shown to interact with Tight junction protein 1.
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