GJA9 gap junction protein alpha 9 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: GJA9provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: gap junction protein alpha 9provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:19155
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000131233 MIM:611923; AllianceGenome:HGNC:19155
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: CX58; CX59; GJA10
Summary: Connexins, such as GJA9, are involved in the formation of gap junctions, intercellular conduits that directly connect the cytoplasms of contacting cells. Each gap junction channel is formed by docking of 2 hemichannels, each of which contains 6 connexin subunits (Sohl et al., 2003 [PubMed 12881038]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
Expression: Biased expression in testis (RPKM 4.0), skin (RPKM 0.6) and 6 other tissues See more
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: 1p34.3

Exon count:: 2

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2025_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	1	NC_000001.11 (38874069..38881587, complement)
RS_2025_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	1	NC_060925.1 (38741310..38748819, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	1	NC_000001.10 (39339741..39347259, complement)

Chromosome 1 - NC_000001.11 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Clinical trial of gene-disease association and gene-environment interaction. (HuGE Navigator)
Title: Personalized smoking cessation: interactions between nicotine dose, dependence and quit-success genotype score.

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Phenotypes

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Review eQTL and phenotype association data in this region using PheGenI

Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

GJA10_965 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:277281

GJA10_V238 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:277281

MARC_16382-16383:1017773463:1 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:268017

Readthrough GJA9-MYCBP

Readthrough gene: GJA9-MYCBP, Included gene: MYCBP

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables gap junction channel activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in cell communication	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in cell-cell signaling	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in transmembrane transport	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
part_of connexin complex	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
part_of connexin complex	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in gap junction	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in plasma membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: gap junction alpha-9 protein

Names: connexin 59; connexin-58; gap junction alpha 10; gap junction protein, alpha 9, 59kDa

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.