GJA3

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

GJA3

Identifiers

Aliases

GJA3, CTRCT14, CX46, CZP3, gap junction protein alpha 3

External IDs

OMIM: 121015 MGI: 95714 HomoloGene: 9670 GeneCards: GJA3

Gene location (Human)

Chr.	Chromosome 13 (human)^[1]

Band	13q12.11	Start	20,138,255 bp^[1]
Band	13q12.11	End	20,161,052 bp^[1]

Gene location (Mouse)

Chr.	Chromosome 14 (mouse)^[2]

Band	14 C3\|14 29.82 cM	Start	57,271,917 bp^[2]
Band	14 C3\|14 29.82 cM	End	57,295,557 bp^[2]

RNA expression pattern

Bgee

Human

Mouse (ortholog)

Top expressed in

right ventricle

right atrium

secondary oocyte

right coronary artery

islet of Langerhans

placenta

left coronary artery

germinal epithelium

lower lobe of lung

kidney

Top expressed in

renal corpuscle

atrioventricular valve

hair follicle

aortic valve

atrium

myocardium of ventricle

ciliary body

interventricular septum

skin of abdomen

More reference expression data

BioGPS


More reference expression data

Gene ontology
Molecular function	gap junction channel activity
Cellular component	integral component of membrane gap junction cell junction plasma membrane connexin complex membrane
Biological process	cell communication cell-cell signaling transmembrane transport visual perception
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO

Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse

Entrez


2700


14611

Ensembl


ENSG00000121743


ENSMUSG00000048582

UniProt


Q9Y6H8


Q64448

RefSeq (mRNA)


NM_021954


NM_001271623 NM_016975

RefSeq (protein)


NP_068773


NP_001258552 NP_058671

Location (UCSC)

Chr 13: 20.14 – 20.16 Mb

Chr 14: 57.27 – 57.3 Mb

PubMed search

^[3]

^[4]

Wikidata

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Gap junction alpha-3 protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJA3 gene.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Interactions

GJA3 has been shown to interact with Tight junction protein 1.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000121743 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000048582 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ Mackay D, Ionides A, Kibar Z, Rouleau G, Berry V, Moore A, et al. (May 1999). "Connexin46 mutations in autosomal dominant congenital cataract". Am J Hum Genet. 64 (5): 1357–64. doi:10.1086/302383. PMC 1377871. PMID 10205266.
^ Rosenberg AM, Gole GA (Jul 1982). "Morning Glory Syndrome: a report of two cases". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology. 9 (4): 263–5. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.1981.tb00919.x. PMID 7342922.
^ "Entrez Gene: GJA3 gap junction protein, alpha 3, 46kDa".
^ Nielsen PA, Baruch Amos, Shestopalov Valery I, Giepmans Ben N G, Dunia Irene, Benedetti E Lucio, et al. (Jun 2003). "Lens connexins alpha3Cx46 and alpha8Cx50 interact with zonula occludens protein-1 (ZO-1)". Mol. Biol. Cell. 14 (6): 2470–81. doi:10.1091/mbc.E02-10-0637. ISSN 1059-1524. PMC 194895. PMID 12808044.

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Nielsen PA, Baruch A, Shestopalov VI, Giepmans BN, Dunia I, Benedetti EL, et al. (2004). "Lens connexins alpha3Cx46 and alpha8Cx50 interact with zonula occludens protein-1 (ZO-1)". Mol. Biol. Cell. 14 (6): 2470–81. doi:10.1091/mbc.E02-10-0637. PMC 194895. PMID 12808044.
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Membrane transport protein: ion channels (TC 1A)

Ca²⁺: Calcium channel

Ligand-gated	Inositol trisphosphate receptor 1 2 3 Ryanodine receptor 1 2 3
Voltage-gated	L-type/Ca_vα 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 N-type/Ca_vα2.2 P-type/Ca_vα 2.1 Q-type/Ca_vα2.1 R-type/Ca_vα2.3 T-type/Ca_vα 3.1 3.2 3.3 α₂δ-subunits 1 2 β-subunits β1 β2 β3 β4 γ-subunits γ1 γ2 γ3 γ4 Cation channels of sperm 1 2 3 4 Two-pore channel 1 2

Na⁺: Sodium channel

Constitutively active	Epithelial sodium channel α β γ δ
Proton-gated	Amiloride-sensitive cation channel 1 2 3 4
Voltage-gated	Na_vα 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 7A Na_vβ 1 2 3 4

K⁺: Potassium channel

Calcium-activated	BK channel α1 β1 β2 β3 β4 SK channel SK1 SK2 SK3 IK channel IK1 K_Ca 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 4.1 4.2 5.1
Inward-rectifier	K_ATP K_ir 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 GIRK/K_ir 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 K_ir 4.1 4.2 5.1 6.1 6.2 7.1
Tandem pore domain	K2P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18
Voltage-gated	K_vα1-6 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 K_vα7-12 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 8.1 8.2 9.1 9.2 9.3 10.1 10.2 11.1/hERG 11.2 11.3 12.1 12.2 12.3 K_vβ 1 2 3 KCNIP 1 2 3 4 minK/ISK minK/ISK-like MiRP 1 2 3 Shaker (gene)

Miscellaneous

Cl⁻: Chloride channel	Calcium-activated chloride channels Anoctamin ANO1 Bestrophin 1 2 Chloride Channel Accessory 1 2 3 4 CFTR CLCN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KA KB CLIC 1 2 3 4 5 6 L1 CLNS 1A 1B
H⁺: Proton channel	HVCN1
M⁺: CNG cation channel	α 1 2 3 4 β 1 2 3 HCN FC 1 2 3 4
M⁺: TRP cation channel	TRPA (1) TRPC 1 2 3 4 4AP 5 6 7 TRPM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TRPML 1 2 3 TRPN TRPP 1 2 TRPV 1 2 3 4 5 6
H₂O (+ solutes): Porin	Aquaporin 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Voltage-dependent anion channel 1 2 3 General bacterial porin family
Cytoplasm: Gap junction	Connexin A GJA1 GJA3 GJA4 GJA5 GJA8 GJA9 GJA10 B GJB1 GJB2 GJB3 GJB4 GJB5 GJB6 GJB7 C GJC1 GJC2 GJC3 D GJD2 GJD3 GJD4 Innexin