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GJC2

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GJC2
Identifiers
AliasesGJC2, CX46.6, Cx47, GJA12, HLD2, LMPH1C, PMLDAR, SPG44, gap junction protein gamma 2, LMPHM3
External IDsOMIM: 608803; MGI: 2153060; HomoloGene: 10715; GeneCards: GJC2; OMA:GJC2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_020435

NM_080454
NM_175452

RefSeq (protein)

NP_065168

NP_536702
NP_780661

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 228.15 – 228.16 MbChr 11: 59.07 – 59.07 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Gap junction gamma-2 (GJC2), also known as connexin-46.6 (Cx46.6) and connexin-47 (Cx47) and gap junction alpha-12 (GJA12), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJC2 gene.[5]

Function

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This gene encodes a gap junction protein. Gap junction proteins are members of a large family of homologous connexins and comprise 4 transmembrane, 2 extracellular, and 3 cytoplasmic domains. This gene plays a key role in central myelination and is involved in peripheral myelination in humans.[5]

Clinical significance

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Homozygous or compound heterozygous defects in this gene are the cause of autosomal recessive Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease-1.[5]

Heterozygous missense mutations in this same gene cause pubertal onset hereditary lymphedema.

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000198835Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000043448Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: gap junction protein".

Further reading

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.