CLDN9

Claudin-9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLDN9 gene.^[5][6][7] It belongs to the group of claudins.

CLDN9
Identifiers
Aliases	CLDN9, claudin 9, DFNB116
External IDs	OMIM: 615799; MGI: 1913100; HomoloGene: 10656; GeneCards: CLDN9; OMA:CLDN9 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 16 (human)[1] Band 16p13.3 Start 3,012,923 bp[1] End 3,014,505 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 17 (mouse)[2] Band 17|17 A3.3 Start 23,901,558 bp[2] End 23,903,000 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in right hemisphere of cerebellum pituitary gland anterior pituitary testicle blood body of pancreas right uterine tube right lobe of liver C1 segment apex of heart Top expressed in vestibular sensory epithelium vestibular membrane of cochlear duct olfactory epithelium stria vascularis pituitary gland lumbar spinal ganglion utricle Epithelium of choroid plexus median eminence internal carotid artery More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function structural molecule activity identical protein binding protein binding virus receptor activity Cellular component integral component of membrane membrane bicellular tight junction cell junction intracellular membrane-bounded organelle plasma membrane Biological process calcium-independent cell-cell adhesion via plasma membrane cell-adhesion molecules viral process cell-cell junction organization viral entry into host cell tight junction organization Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 9080 56863 Ensembl ENSG00000213937 ENSMUSG00000066720 UniProt O95484 Q9Z0S7 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_020982 NM_020293 RefSeq (protein) NP_066192 NP_064689 Location (UCSC) Chr 16: 3.01 – 3.01 Mb Chr 17: 23.9 – 23.9 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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This gene is expressed in the inner ear, olfactory epithelium, and anterior pituitary gland ^[8] and is involved in hearing.^[9][10][11]