Term Name: connexin complex
Synonyms: connexon, connexon complex
Definition: An assembly of six molecules of connexin, made in the Golgi apparatus and subsequently transported to the plasma membrane, where docking of two connexons on apposed plasma membranes across the extracellular space forms a gap junction.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005922]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: gap junction
is a type of: plasma membrane protein complex