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gja8b gap junction protein alpha 8 paralog b [ Astyanax mexicanus (Mexican tetra) ]

Gene ID: 103027506, updated on 5-Aug-2026
Gene symbol
gja8b
Gene description
gap junction protein alpha 8 paralog b
See related
Ensembl:ENSAMXG00025018602
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Astyanax mexicanus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Acestrorhamphidae; Acestrorhamphinae; Astyanax
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: 21
Exon count:
1
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
103 current AstMex3_surface (GCF_023375975.1) 21 NC_064428.1 (25499267..25504161, complement)
102 previous assembly Astyanax_mexicanus-2.0 (GCF_000372685.2) 12 NC_035908.1 (12762266..12767170)

Chromosome 21 - NC_064428.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene leucine rich repeat containing 58a Neighboring gene follistatin-like 1a Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC125785926 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC111193534 Neighboring gene gap junction protein, alpha 5b

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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

Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cell communication IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of connexin complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Preferred Names
gap junction protein alpha 8 paralog b

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RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: Astyanax mexicanus Annotation Release 103 details...Open this link in a new tab

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference AstMex3_surface

Genomic

  1. NC_064428.1 Reference AstMex3_surface

    Range
    25499267..25504161 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_022674728.2 → XP_022530449.1  gap junction protein alpha 8 paralog b

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    W5LTD4
    Related
    ENSAMXP00025023094.1, ENSAMXT00025033631.1
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    pfam00029
    Location:3 → 235
    Connexin
    pfam03509
    Location:267 → 334
    Connexin50; Gap junction alpha-8 protein (Cx50)
    pfam16791
    Location:366 → 389
    Connexin40_C; Connexin 40 C-terminal domain
Nucleotide Protein
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