Gap Junction Protein Delta 3 (GJd3)

Gap Junction Protein Delta 3(GJd3) is a member of the large family of connexins that are required for the formation of gap junctions. Six connexin monomers form a hemichannel, or connexon, on the cell surface. This connexon can interact with a connexon from a neighboring cell, thus forming a channel linking the cytoplasm of the 2 cells. [provided by RefSeq]. Sequence Note: The RefSeq transcript and protein were derived from genomic sequence to make the sequence consistent with the reference genome assembly. The genomic coordinates used for the transcript record were based on transcript alignments. Expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells. Found in heart, colon, and artery (at protein level). Found in cerebral cortex, heart, liver, lung, kidney, spleen and testis.