CLDN8

GENE INFORMATION

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Gene name

CLDN8

Synonyms

Description

Claudin 8 (HGNC Symbol)

Entrez gene summary

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, and also play critical roles in maintaining cell polarity and signal transductions. This protein plays important roles in the paracellular cation barrier of the distal renal tubule, and in the paracellular barrier to prevent sodium back-leakage in distal colon. Differential expression of this gene has been observed in colorectal carcinoma and renal cell tumors, and along with claudin-7, is an immunohistochemical marker for the differential diagnosis of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma and renal oncocytoma.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]

Chromosome

21

Cytoband

q22.11

Chromosome location (bp)

30214006 - 30216073

Protein evidence

Evidence at transcript level (all genes)

Ensembl

ENSG00000156284 (version 78.38)

Entrez gene

9073

UniProt

P56748 (UniProt - Evidence at transcript level)

neXtProt

NX_P56748

Antibodypedia

CLDN8 antibodies
 

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CLDN8-001
 
 
 
 
 

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Splice variant

Ensembl

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Protein class

Gene ontology

Length
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Molecular mass
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Signal peptide
(predicted)

Transmembrane regions
(predicted)

CLDN8-001 ENSP00000382783
ENST00000399899
P56748
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