[Term]
id: PR:000044680
name: pannexin protein
def: "An ion channel protein that is a translation product of the human PANX1, PANX2, or PANX3 genes, 1:1 orthologs thereof, or a semi-ortholog thereof." [PRO:XQ]
comment: Category=family. Note: Pannexin proteins operate as multimers of six or more channel forming subunits. [PRO:DAN, PMID:22305965]
synonym: "fam:pannexin" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DAN]
is_a: PR:000049983 ! ion channel protein