Gene Symbol |
CLDN17
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Entrez Gene |
26285
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Alt Symbol |
-
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
|
Description |
claudin 17
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Other Description |
claudin-17|human CLDN17 gene for claudin-17
|
Swissprots |
Q3MJB5 P56750 Q6UY37
|
Accessions |
BAA95566 CAB60616 EAX09904 P56750 AY358094 AAQ88461 BC101503 AAI01504 BC101505 AAI01506 NM_012131 NP_036263
|
Function |
Plays a major role in tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space, through calcium- independent cell-adhesion activity. {ECO:0000250}.
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Subcellular Location |
Cell junction, tight junction. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
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Top Pathways |
Tight junction, Leukocyte transendothelial migration, Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), Hepatitis C
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