| Gene Symbol |
CLDN3
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| Entrez Gene |
1365
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| Alt Symbol |
C7orf1, CPE-R2, CPETR2, HRVP1, RVP1
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
claudin 3
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| Other Description |
CPE-R 2|CPE-receptor 2|Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin receptor 2|claudin-3|ventral prostate.1 protein homolog|ventral prostate.1-like protein
|
| Swissprots |
O15551
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| Accessions |
AAC78277 AAS07555 CAI29151 EAW69641 O15551 AB000714 BAA22986 AK313276 BAG36084 BC009083 BC016056 AAH16056 BM764277 DQ892211 ABM83137 EU176670 ABW03471 NM_001306 NP_001297
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| 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 {ECO:0000250}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
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| Top Pathways |
Tight junction, Leukocyte transendothelial migration, Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), Hepatitis C
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