Gap junction gamma-2 (GJC2), also known asconnexin-46.6 (Cx46.6) andconnexin-47 (Cx47) andgap junction alpha-12 (GJA12), is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theGJC2gene.[5]
This gene encodes agap junction protein. Gap junction proteins are members of a large family of homologousconnexins and comprise 4 transmembrane, 2 extracellular, and 3 cytoplasmic domains. This gene plays a key role in central myelination and is involved in peripheralmyelination in humans.[5]
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