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GJB2 gap junction protein beta 2 [ Sus scrofa (pig) ]

Gene ID: 110255786, updated on 24-Jun-2026
Official Symbol
GJB2provided by VGNC
Official Full Name
gap junction protein beta 2provided by VGNC
Primary source
VGNC:VGNC:111804
See related
Ensembl:ENSSSCG00000056562 RGD:14170729
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Sus scrofa
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Suina; Suidae; Sus
Expression
Biased expression in ovary (RPKM 1.4), subcutaneous adipose (RPKM 1.3) and 2 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: 11
Exon count:
2
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2026_06 current Sscrofa_HxYL_maternal_Yorkshire_Landrace_v2.0 (GCF_054392235.1) 11 NC_139393.1 (1423367..1429250, complement)
106 previous assembly Sscrofa11.1 (GCF_000003025.6) 11 NC_010453.5 (774090..781252, complement)

Chromosome 11 - NC_139393.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene U6 spliceosomal RNA Neighboring gene gap junction protein alpha 3 Neighboring gene gap junction protein beta 6 Neighboring gene crystallin lambda 1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC146398454

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. PEDE (Pig EST Data Explorer) has been expanded into Pig Expression Data Explorer, including 10 147 porcine full-length cDNA sequences. Uenishi H, et al. Nucleic Acids Res, 2007 Jan. PMID 17145712, Free PMC Article
  2. PEDE (Pig EST Data Explorer): construction of a database for ESTs derived from porcine full-length cDNA libraries. Uenishi H, et al. Nucleic Acids Res, 2004 Jan 1. PMID 14681463, Free PMC Article
  3. 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
  4. 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-cell signaling IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in gap junction-mediated intercellular transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of connexin complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
gap junction beta-2 protein

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RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_054392235.1-RS_2026_06

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Reference Sscrofa_HxYL_maternal_Yorkshire_Landrace_v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_139393.1 Reference Sscrofa_HxYL_maternal_Yorkshire_Landrace_v2.0

    Range
    1423367..1429250 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_021065431.2 → XP_020921090.1  gap junction beta-2 protein

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8W4FEJ1
    Related
    ENSSSCP00000077731.1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam00029
    Location:2 → 215
    Connexin

  2. XM_021065430.2 → XP_020921089.1  gap junction beta-2 protein

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8W4FEJ1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam00029
    Location:2 → 215
    Connexin
Nucleotide Protein
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