Description
Product Characteristics: GJA8, gap junction protein, alpha 8, 50 kDa, CAE, CAE1, CX50, CZP1, MP70, OTTHUMP00000025757, connexin 50, connexin-50, gap junction alpha-8 protein, gap junction membrane channel protein alpha-8, lens fiber protein MP70, lens intrinsic membrane protein MP70
Target Information: This gene encodes a transmembrane connexin protein that is necessary for lens growth and maturation of lens fiber cells. The encoded protein is a component of gap junction channels and functions in a calcium and pH-dependent manner. Mutations in this gene have been associated with zonular pulverulent cataracts, nuclear progressive cataracts, and cataract-microcornea syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2009]