The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Gap Junction Protein, alpha 8, 50kd across different species:

gap junction protein, alpha 8, 50kDa (GJA8), gap junction protein, alpha 8 (Gja8), gap junction membrane channel protein alpha 8 (Gja8), gap junction protein, alpha 8, 50kDa (gja8)

Other aliases include:

CAE, CAE1, CX50, CZP1, MP70, Aey5, Cx50, Cnx50, Lop10, Cx45.6, cx50, mp70, connexin50

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Gap Junction Protein, alpha 8, 50kd:

connexin 50 – OTTHUMP00000025757 – cell surface glycoprotein – gap junction membrane channel protein alpha-8 – gap junction membrane channel protein alpha 8 – lens opacity 10 – alpha 8 connexin – gap junction protein, alpha 8, 50kDa – connexin 45.6 – alpha8 connexin

Gap Junction Protein, alpha 8, 50kd fulfills a number of functions:

channel activity – gap junction channel activity – protein binding

Gap Junction Protein, alpha 8, 50kd is relevant to the following processes:

cell communication – lens development in camera-type eye – transport – visual perception – camera-type eye development – cell-cell signaling – protein homooligomerization

Locations for Gap Junction Protein, alpha 8, 50kd:

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

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology