Gene Symbol |
PCDH12
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Entrez Gene |
51294
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Alt Symbol |
VE-cadherin-2, VECAD2
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
protocadherin 12
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Other Description |
VE-cad-2|VE-cadherin 2|protocadherin-12|vascular cadherin-2|vascular endothelial cadherin 2|vascular endothelial cadherin-2
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Swissprots |
Q9H8E0 Q9H7Y6 Q96KB8 Q6UXB6 Q9NPG4
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Accessions |
EAW61898 Q9NPG4 AB026893 BAA95162 AF231025 AAF61931 AF240635 AAF73962 AK023785 BAB14677 AK024140 BAB14837 AK027282 BAB55016 AK226049 AK315029 BAG37515 AY358428 AAQ88794 BC042634 AAH42634 BC052973 AAH52973 CA418447 NM_016580 NP_057664
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Function |
Cellular adhesion molecule that may play an important role in cell-cell interactions at interendothelial junctions. Promotes homotypic calcium-dependent aggregation and adhesion and clusters at intercellular junctions. Unable to bind to catenins, weakly associates with the cytoskeleton (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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Subcellular Location |
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction.
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Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in highly vascularized tissues including the heart and placenta, but most tissues contain a low level of expression. Prominent expression in the spleen.
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