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Preferred term

Connexin 26  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 127120-53-0
  • beta2 Connexin
  • Connexin beta-2
  • Connexin Cx26

In other languages

  • French

  • 127120-53-0
  • bêta2 Connexine
  • Connexine 26
  • Connexine bêta-2
  • Connexine Cx26

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DFXH292G-D

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