A synthetic peptide for use as a blocking control in assays to test for specificity of GJA1 antibody, Alternative Names: GJA1 control peptide, GJA1 antibody Blocking Peptide, Anti-GJA1 Blocking Peptide, Gap Junction Protein Alpha 1 43Kda Blocking Peptide, CX43 Blocking Peptide, DFNB38 Blocking Peptide, GJAL Blocking Peptide, ODDD Blocking Peptide, GJA1, GJA-1, GJA 1, GJA-1 Blocking Peptide, GJA 1 Blocking Peptide
Gap junction protein, alpha 1 is a member of the connexin gene family and a component of gap junctions. Gap junctions are composed of arrays of intercellular channels and provide a route for the diffusion of materials of low molecular weight from cell to cell. Connexin 43 is the major protein of gap junctions in the heart, and gap junctions are thought to have a crucial role in the synchronized contraction of the heart and in embryonic development.