CLDN5

CLDN5

CLDN5

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Claudin-5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLDN5 gene.[5][6][7] It belongs to the group of claudins.

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Function

This gene encodes a member of the claudin family. Claudins are integral membrane proteins and components of tight junction strands. Tight junction strands serve as a physical barrier to prevent solutes and water from passing freely through the paracellular space between epithelial or endothelial cell sheets. Mutations in this gene have been found in patients with velocardiofacial syndrome.[7]

Interactions

CLDN5 has been shown to interact with CLDN1[8] and CLDN3.[8]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Peacock RE, Keen TJ, Inglehearn CF (December 1997). "Analysis of a human gene homologous to rat ventral prostate.1 protein". Genomics. 46 (3): 443–9. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.5033. PMID 9441748.
  4. Sirotkin H, Morrow B, Saint-Jore B, Puech A, Das Gupta R, Patanjali SR, Skoultchi A, Weissman SM, Kucherlapati R (Sep 1997). "Identification, characterization, and precise mapping of a human gene encoding a novel membrane-spanning protein from the 22q11 region deleted in velo-cardio-facial syndrome". Genomics. 42 (2): 245–51. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4734. PMID 9192844.
  5. Coyne CB, Gambling TM, Boucher RC, Carson JL, Johnson LG (Nov 2003). "Role of claudin interactions in airway tight junctional permeability". Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 285 (5): L1166-78. doi:10.1152/ajplung.00182.2003. PMID 12909588.

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