Preferred Name

Connexin 26 [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms

Connexin beta-2

beta2 Connexin

Connexin Cx26

Connexin 26

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000192963

altLabel

Connexin beta-2

beta2 Connexin

Connexin Cx26

Connexin 26

cui

C0163742

MESH DEFINITION

A gap junction protein encoded by the Gap Junction Beta 2 or GJB2 gene. In the cochlea and epidermis, its hexamers form channels between cells that open to allow cell-to-cell diffusion of small molecules as well as recycling of potassium. Mutations in Connexin 26 are associated with congenital SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS.

MESH DUI

D000072259

MeSH name

Connexin 26

MESH UI

M0220781

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000192963

NUI

N0000192963

prefLabel

Connexin 26 [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T116

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000168997

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