gap junction assembly

id: GO:0016264
name: gap junction assembly
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Assembly of gap junctions, which are found in most animal tissues, and serve as direct connections between the cytoplasms of adjacent cells. They provide open channels through the plasma membrane, allowing ions and small molecules (less than approximately a thousand daltons) to diffuse freely between neighboring cells, but preventing the passage of proteins and nucleic acids.

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