Term Information

Accession
GO:0005243
Name
gap junction channel activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
innexin channel activity, connexin, innexin, intercellular channel
Alternate IDs
GO:0015285, GO:0015286
Definition
A wide pore channel activity that enables a direct cytoplasmic connection from one cell to an adjacent cell. The gap junction can pass large solutes as well as electrical signals between cells. Gap junctions consist of two gap junction hemi-channels, or connexons, one contributed by each membrane through which the gap junction passes. Source: GOC:mtg_transport, ISBN:0815340729, GOC:dgh
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0005243 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of gap junction channel activity (GO:0005243)
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gap junction channel activity [is_a relation] is_a  wide pore channel activity (GO:0022829)
Children of gap junction channel activity (GO:0005243)
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gap junction channel activity involved in cell communication by electrical coupling (GO:1903763) [is_a relation] is_a  gap junction channel activity
gap junction hemi-channel activity (GO:0055077) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  gap junction channel activity