GJA10, Official Symbol GJA10provided by HGNC Official Full Name gap junction protein alpha 10provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16995 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000135355 MIM:611924; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16995 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CX62 Summary Connexins, such as GJA10, are involved in the formation of gap junctions, intercellular conduits that directly connect the cytoplasms of contacting cells. Each gap junction channel is formed by docking of 2 hemichannels, each of which contains 6 connexin subunits (Sohl et al., 2003 [PubMed 12881038]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Orthologs mouse all