Connexons

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Protein complex
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs hemichannels
gptkbp:composedOf six connexin proteins
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1960s
gptkbp:form gap junctions by docking with connexons from adjacent cells
gptkbp:foundIn animal cells
gptkbp:function form gap junction channels
allow passage of ions and small molecules
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gptkbp:involvedIn cell-cell communication
gptkbp:location gptkb:plasma_membrane
gptkbp:permeableTo selective for small molecules
gptkbp:relatedTo connexin family
gptkbp:structure hexameric
gptkbp:studiedIn cardiology
cell biology
neuroscience
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electrical_synapse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5