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GJA8: Related gene problems, Interactions & Overview

Gap junction alpha-8 protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJA8 gene. It is also known as connexin 50.

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GJA8 topic overview

The analysis highlights Related gene problems, Interactions and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around GJA8.

Related topics
7
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
10
Extracted relationships
68
Related term clusters
9
Bridge connections
10

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Related gene problems · 3 topics
Interactions · 2 topics
Overview · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
GJA8, CAE, CAE1, CTRCT1, CX50, CZP1, MP70, gap junction protein alpha 8
Band
1q21.2 · 3 F2.1|3
Bgee
left testis · right testis · muscle tissue · kidney · human kidney
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 1 (human) · Chromosome 3 (mouse)
Databases
NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

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Overview

Related gene problems

Interactions

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Advanced semantic analysis

How GJA8 connects Entity context

The extracted context around GJA8 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, GJA8 → camera-type eye development, cell communication, cell junction, cell-cell signaling, channel activity, connexin complex, gap junction, gap junction channel activity, gap junction-mediated intercellular transport, integral component of membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, lens development in camera-type eye, membrane, plasma membrane, protein homooligomerization, transmembrane transport, visual perception Another extracted example is GJA8 → adipose tissue, connective tissue, epithelium of lens, human kidney, kidney, left testis, lens, muscle tissue, neural layer of retina, right lobe of liver, right testis, smooth muscle tissue, sternocleidomastoid muscle, tail of embryo, viscus. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

GJA8

Top relations

Gene ontology · 17
GJA8 → camera-type eye development, cell communication, cell junction, cell-cell signaling, channel activity, connexin complex, gap junction, gap junction channel activity, gap junction-mediated intercellular transport, integral component of membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, lens development in camera-type eye, membrane, plasma membrane, protein homooligomerization, transmembrane transport, visual perception
Bgee · 15
GJA8 → adipose tissue, connective tissue, epithelium of lens, human kidney, kidney, left testis, lens, muscle tissue, neural layer of retina, right lobe of liver, right testis, smooth muscle tissue, sternocleidomastoid muscle, tail of embryo, viscus
RNA expression pattern · 15
GJA8 → adipose tissue, connective tissue, epithelium of lens, human kidney, kidney, left testis, lens, muscle tissue, neural layer of retina, right lobe of liver, right testis, smooth muscle tissue, sternocleidomastoid muscle, tail of embryo, viscus
Band · 2
GJA8 → 1q21.2, 3 F2.1|3
Chr. · 2
GJA8 → Chromosome 1 (human), Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End · 2
GJA8 → 147,909,269 bp, 96,833,336 bp
Aliases · 1
GJA8 → GJA8, CAE, CAE1, CTRCT1, CX50, CZP1, MP70, gap junction protein alpha 8
BioGPS · 1
GJA8 → More reference expression data
Databases · 1
GJA8 → NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
Ensembl · 1
GJA8 → ENSG00000121634

Important terminology

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Important terminology

bp gene chr human band protein junction chromosome gap location mouse connexin 909 269 end 147 f2 833 336 1q21

GJA8 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 68 structured relationships around GJA8. Examples in this analysis include GJA8 → Aliases → GJA8, CAE, CAE1, CTRCT1, CX50, CZP1, MP70, gap junction protein alpha 8 and GJA8 → Band → 1q21.2. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GJA8AliasesGJA8, CAE, CAE1, CTRCT1, CX50, CZP1, MP70, gap junction protein alpha 81.00infobox
GJA8Band1q21.21.00infobox
GJA8Band3 F2.1|31.00infobox
GJA8Bgeeleft testis1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeeright testis1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeemuscle tissue1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeekidney1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeehuman kidney1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeeconnective tissue1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeesmooth muscle tissue1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeeadipose tissue1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeeright lobe of liver1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeeviscus1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeelens1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeeepithelium of lens1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeeneural layer of retina1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeetail of embryo1.00infobox
GJA8Bgeesternocleidomastoid muscle1.00infobox
GJA8BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
GJA8Chr.Chromosome 1 (human)1.00infobox
GJA8Chr.Chromosome 3 (mouse)1.00infobox
GJA8DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
GJA8End147,909,269 bp1.00infobox
GJA8End96,833,336 bp1.00infobox
GJA8EnsemblENSG000001216341.00infobox
GJA8Entrez27031.00infobox
GJA8External IDsOMIM: 600897; MGI: 99953; GeneCards: GJA81.00infobox
GJA8Gene location (Human)Gene location (Human)Chr.Chromosome 1 (human)Band1q21.2Start147,902,795 bpEnd147,909,269 bp1.00infobox
GJA8Gene location (Mouse)Gene location (Mouse)Chr.Chromosome 3 (mouse)Band3 F2.1|3Start96,820,882 bpEnd96,833,336 bp1.00infobox
GJA8Gene ontologychannel activity1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around GJA8 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Junction, Protein and Gene. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • related gene problems
    • Interactions
    • Problems
    • Reading
    • References
    • Related
    • Gja8
    • Junction
    • Location
    • Protein
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • 1q21
  • GJA8
    • Junction
    • Protein
    • Gene
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Humans
    • Interactions
    • Problems
    • Reading
  • gja8
    • Junction
    • Protein
    • Gene
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Humans
    • Interactions
    • Problems
    • Reading
  • gene
    • Gja8
    • Junction
    • Location
    • Protein
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • 1q21
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • End
    • F2
    • Mouse
  • tight junction protein 1
    • Gja8
    • Protein
    • Gene
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Humans
    • Interactions
    • Problems
    • Reading
  • 1q21.1 deletion syndrome
    • End
    • F2
    • Mouse
    • Location
    • Band
    • Chromosome
    • Gene
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Connexin
    • Gap
  • 1q21.1 duplication syndrome
    • End
    • F2
    • Mouse
    • Location
    • Band
    • Chromosome
    • Gene
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Connexin
    • Gap
  • protein
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Reading
    • References
    • Related
    • 1q21
    • End
    • F2
    • Mouse

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For GJA8, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects GJA8 with Related gene problems. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
GJA8 — Related gene problems · splits 7 ⟂ 4
GJA8 — Overview · splits 8 ⟂ 3
GJA8 — Interactions · splits 8 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

GJA8

Nodes11
Edges10
Triples68
Avg. degree1.82
Density0.181818
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around GJA8 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Related gene problems, Interactions & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — GJA8 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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