function:One gap junction consists of a cluster of closely packed pairs of transmembrane channels, the connexons, through which materials of low MW diffuse from one cell to a neighboring cell.,similarity:Belongs to the connexin family.,similarity:Belongs to the connexin family. Alpha-type (group II) subfamily.,subunit:A connexon is composed of a hexamer of connexins.,tissue specificity:Expressed in multiple organs and tissues, including heart, uterus, ovary, and blood vessel endothelium.,
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, gap junction.
Expressed in multiple organs and tissues, including heart, uterus, ovary, and blood vessel endothelium.