GJA9, Official Symbol GJA9provided by HGNC Official Full Name gap junction protein alpha 9provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:19155 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000131233 MIM:611923; AllianceGenome:HGNC:19155 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 CX58; CX59; GJA10 Summary Connexins, such as GJA9, 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] Expression Biased expression in testis (RPKM 4.0), skin (RPKM 0.6) and 6 other tissues See more Orthologs all