🇧🇷 conexina
1. Any of a family of proteins that form gap junctions, allowing direct communication between adjacent cells
Connexin 43 is the most abundant gap junction protein in cardiac tissue.
A conexina 43 é a proteína de junção comunicante mais abundante no tecido cardíaco.
2. A transmembrane protein that oligomerizes to form connexons, which are the structural units of gap junctions
Mutations in connexin genes can lead to various genetic disorders affecting heart function and hearing.
Mutações nos genes da conexina podem levar a diversos distúrbios genéticos que afetam a função cardíaca e a audição.
💡 Connexin is technical terminology primarily used in biomedical research and cardiology. The term is used identically in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese scientific communities, reflecting the international standardization of biological nomenclature. In Portuguese-speaking countries, it is typically encountered in academic and clinical settings rather than in everyday language.
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