Gap Junction - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Gap Junction;

NCIt synonyms : Communicating Junction; Nexus Junction; Low-resistance Junction; Nexus;

NCIt definition : Intercellular connections comprised of complexes of connexin family proteins that permit the transfer of cytoplasmic ions and molecules between connected cells. Each cell contains a hemichannel made up of homo- or hetero-hexamers of connexins.;

Details

Origin ID

C13312;

UMLS CUI

C0206117;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Cell [NCIt concept]
- Cell Surface [NCIt concept]
- Epithelium [NCIt concept]
Associated anatomy of gene products
- Gap Junction Alpha-1 Protein [NCIt concept]
- Gap Junction Beta-1 Protein [NCIt concept]
- Gap Junction Beta-2 Protein [NCIt concept]
- Gap Junction Beta-3 Protein [NCIt concept]
- Gap Junction Beta-4 Protein [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Communicating cell junction [FMA entity]
- gap junction [GO term]
- gap junction [SNOMED Notion]
- gap junctions [MeSH Descriptor]
- gap junctions [MeSH concept]
- nexus [MeSH concept]
- nexus [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
False automatic mappings
- Gap junction (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Communicating cell junction [FMA entity]
- Gap junction (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- gap junction [GO term]
- gap junction [SNOMED Notion]
- gap junctions [MeSH concept]
- gap junctions [MeSH Descriptor]

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