gap junction

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cell
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Charcot-Marie-Tooth_disease
deafness
cardiac arrhythmias
gptkbp:compatibleWith prokaryotes
plant cells
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:connexins
gptkbp:connexonComposedOf six connexin proteins
gptkbp:discoveredBy Benedetti and Emmelot
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1960s
gptkbp:doesNotPermit passage of large molecules
gptkbp:formedBy connexons
gptkbp:foundIn animal cells
gptkbp:function cell-cell communication
electrical coupling
metabolic coupling
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label gap junction
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:plasma_membrane
gptkbp:permits passage of ions
passage of small molecules
gptkbp:presentIn cardiac muscle
neurons
smooth muscle
astrocytes
epithelial cells
gptkbp:regulates phosphorylation
pH
calcium concentration
gptkbp:relatedTo plasmodesmata
gptkbp:synonym nexus
gptkbp:visualizes electron microscopy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GJB1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7