PCDH8

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Protocadherin-8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PCDH8 gene.[1][2][3]

This gene belongs to the protocadherin gene family, a subfamily of the cadherin superfamily. The gene encodes an integral membrane protein that is thought to function in cell adhesion in a CNS-specific manner. Unlike classical cadherins, which are generally encoded by 15-17 exons, this gene includes only 3 exons. Notable is the large first exon encoding the extracellular region, including 6 cadherin domains and a transmembrane region. Alternative splicing yields isoforms with unique cytoplasmic tails.[3]

References

  1. ^ Strehl S, Glatt K, Liu QM, Glatt H, Lalande M (Dec 1998). "Characterization of two novel protocadherins (PCDH8 and PCDH9) localized on human chromosome 13 and mouse chromosome 14". Genomics. 53 (1): 81–9. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5467. PMID 9787079.
  2. ^ Strehl S, LaSalle JM, Lalande M (Oct 1997). "High-resolution analysis of DNA replication domain organization across an R/G-band boundary". Mol Cell Biol. 17 (10): 6157–66. doi:10.1128/MCB.17.10.6157. PMC 232466. PMID 9315676.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: PCDH8 protocadherin 8".

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