FUNCTION: Structural component of lens fiber gap junctions (PubMed:30044662). Gap junctions are dodecameric channels that connect the cytoplasm of adjoining cells (By similarity). They are formed by the docking of two hexameric hemichannels, one from each cell membrane. Small molecules and ions diff...
FUNCTION: Structural component of lens fiber gap junctions (PubMed:30044662). Gap junctions are dodecameric channels that connect the cytoplasm of adjoining cells (By similarity). They are formed by the docking of two hexameric hemichannels, one from each cell membrane. Small molecules and ions diffuse from one cell to a neighboring cell via the central pore (PubMed:30044662). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9TU17, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30044662}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
cell-cell signaling [GO:0007267]; gap junction-mediated intercellular transport [GO:1990349]; visual perception [GO:0007601]...
cell-cell signaling [GO:0007267]; gap junction-mediated intercellular transport [GO:1990349]; visual perception [GO:0007601]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
gap junction channel activity [GO:0005243]; gap junction hemi-channel activity [GO:0055077]...
gap junction channel activity [GO:0005243]; gap junction hemi-channel activity [GO:0055077]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
connexin complex [GO:0005922]; integral component of plasma membrane [GO:0005887]...
connexin complex [GO:0005922]; integral component of plasma membrane [GO:0005887]
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