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GJA3 gap junction protein alpha 3 [ Ovis aries (sheep) ]

Gene ID: 101119228, updated on 10-Feb-2026
Gene symbol
GJA3
Gene description
gap junction protein alpha 3
See related
Ensembl:ENSOARG00020046059
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Ovis aries
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Ruminantia; Pecora; Bovidae; Caprinae; Ovis
Also known as
Cx44
Orthologs
all
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Location:
chromosome: 10
Exon count:
1
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current ARS-UI_Ramb_v3.0 (GCF_016772045.2) 10 NC_056063.1 (36348743..36349981)

Chromosome 10 - NC_056063.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC121820448 Neighboring gene gap junction protein beta 2 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC121820449 Neighboring gene zinc finger MYM-type containing 2 Neighboring gene proteasome subunit beta type-6-like

Genomic Sequence:
NC_056063.1 Chromosome 10 Reference ARS-UI_Ramb_v3.0 Primary Assembly

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

  • Project title: Ovis aries Rambouillet Genome sequencing and assembly
  • BioProject: PRJNA414087
  • Analysis date: Thu Jan 09 10:41:41 2025

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Manual GO annotation of predictive protein signatures: the InterPro approach to GO curation. Burge S, et al. Database (Oxford), 2012. PMID 22301074, Free PMC Article
  2. TreeGrafter: phylogenetic tree-based annotation of proteins with Gene Ontology terms and other annotations. Tang H, et al. Bioinformatics, 2019 Feb 1. PMID 30032202, Free PMC Article

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables gap junction channel activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cell communication IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in visual perception IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of connexin complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
located_in gap junction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
gap junction alpha-3 protein
Names
Connexin-44
Gap junction alpha-3 protein
gap junction protein, alpha 3, 46kDa

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RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_016772045.2-RS_2023_10

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Reference ARS-UI_Ramb_v3.0 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_056063.1 Reference ARS-UI_Ramb_v3.0 Primary Assembly

    Range
    36348743..36349981
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_027973897.3 → XP_027829698.2  gap junction alpha-3 protein

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A6P7EEY3, A0AC11B142
    Related
    ENSOARP00020067520.1, ENSOART00020090641.1
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00037
    Location:43 → 76
    CNX; Connexin homologues
    smart01089
    Location:156 → 222
    Connexin_CCC; Gap junction channel protein cysteine-rich domain
Nucleotide Protein Strain
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9TU17.3 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q9TU17

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