The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Gap Junction Protein, alpha 5, 40kd across different species:

gap junction protein, alpha 5, 40kDa (GJA5), gap junction protein, alpha 5 (Gja5), connexin 40 (LOC100220478)

Other aliases include:

CX40, MGC11185, Cx40, Cnx40, Gja-5, 5730555N10Rik, GJA5

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Gap Junction Protein, alpha 5, 40kd:

connexin 40 – OTTHUMP00000015905 – gap junction alpha-5 protein – connexin-40 – OTTMUSP00000024800 – OTTMUSP00000024801 – gap junction membrane channel protein alpha 5 – gap junction protein alpha 5 – gap junction protein, alpha 5, 40kDa (connexin 40)

Gap Junction Protein, alpha 5, 40kd fulfills a number of functions:

blood vessel development – cell communication – cell-cell junction assembly – embryonic heart tube development – embryonic limb morphogenesis – muscle contraction – skeletal system development – transport – gap junction channel activity

Gap Junction Protein, alpha 5, 40kd is relevant to the following processes:

cell junction – connexon complex – integral to membrane – plasma membrane – blood vessel development – cell communication – cell-cell signaling – embryonic heart tube development – embryonic limb morphogenesis – skeletal system development

Locations for Gap Junction Protein, alpha 5, 40kd:

cell junction – connexon complex – gap junction – integral to membrane – membrane – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology