UniProt functional annotation for Q96RD6

UniProt code: Q96RD6.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Structural component of the gap junctions and the hemichannels. {ECO:0000250}.
 
Subunit: Forms PANX1/PANX2-heteromeric intercellular channels on coexpression in paired Xenopus oocytes. Does not form homomeric channels (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000305}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00351}. Cell junction, gap junction.
Similarity: Belongs to the pannexin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00351}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.