GJD4, Official Symbol GJD4provided by HGNC Official Full Name gap junction protein delta 4provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:23296 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000177291 MIM:611922; AllianceGenome:HGNC:23296 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 CX40.1 Summary Connexins, such as GJD4, 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 Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all