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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Membrane Transport Proteins > Connexins > Connexin 26
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Preferred term

Connexin 26  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • beta2 Connexin
  • beta-2, Connexin
  • Connexin beta 2
  • Connexin beta-2
  • Connexin, beta2
  • Connexin Cx26
  • Cx26, Connexin

Scope note

  • A gap junction protein encoded by the Gap Junction Beta 2 or GJB2 gene. In the cochlea and epidermis, its hexamers form channels between cells that open to allow cell-to-cell diffusion of small molecules as well as recycling of potassium. Mutations in Connexin 26 are associated with congenital SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS.

History note

  • 2017 (1993)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000072259

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