GJB7, Official Symbol GJB7provided by HGNC Official Full Name gap junction protein beta 7provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16690 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000164411 MIM:611921; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16690 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 CX25; bA136M9.1; connexin25 Summary Connexins, such as GJB7, 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 placenta (RPKM 1.2), lung (RPKM 0.3) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs all