| Gene Symbol |
CGN
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| Entrez Gene |
57530
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| Alt Symbol |
-
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
cingulin
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| Other Description |
-
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| Swissprots |
Q9P2M7 Q5T386 Q9NR25 A7MD22 A6H8L3
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| Accessions |
EAW53434 EAW53435 Q9P2M7 AB037740 BAA92557 AF263462 AAF74498 AK290007 BAF82696 BC146657 AAI46658 BC150604 AAI50605 BC152445 AAI52446 BP331021 BX647343 CN359389 DQ656045 DQ656046 XM_005245365 XP_005245422 XR_921902 NM_020770 NP_065821
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| Function |
Probably plays a role in the formation and regulation of the tight junction (TJ) paracellular permeability barrier.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell junction, tight junction {ECO:0000250}. Note=Localizes to the apical junction complex composed of tight and adherens junctions. {ECO:0000250}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Localized on the cytoplasmic face of tight junctions of polarized epithelia and some endothelia. Expressed in pancreas, kidney, liver and lung, but not in skeletal muscle, placenta, brain or heart.
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| Top Pathways |
Tight junction
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