Alias |
Connexin 43,Connexin-43,Cx 43,Cx43,CXA1,DFNB38,Gap junction 43 kDa heart protein,Gap junction alpha-1 protein,Gap junction protein alpha 1 43kDa (connexin 43),Gap junction protein alpha 1 43kDa,Gap junction protein alpha like,GJA 1,Gja1,GJAL,ODD,ODDD,ODOD,SDTY3 |
Background |
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. May play a critical role in the physiology of hearing by participating in the recycling of potassium to the cochlear endolymph. |