Gja8 - gap junction protein, alpha 8

Enables identical protein binding activity. Contributes to gap junction channel activity. Involved in cell-cell signaling. Is integral component of membrane. Part of connexin complex. Used to study cataract; cataract 1 multiple types; and microphthalmia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cataract and cataract 1 multiple types. Orthologous to human GJA8 (gap junction protein alpha 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]