CDH12 (Entrez ID: 1010)

Entrez Gene ID 1010
Official Gene Symbol CDH12 (GeneCards)
Full name cadherin 12
Location 5p14.3
Other ids Vega : OTTHUMG00000090591
MIM : 600562
HGNC : HGNC:1751
Ensembl : ENSG00000154162
Other names CDHB
Summary This gene encodes a type II classical cadherin of the cadherin superfamily. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. At least one of these variants encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate the mature cadherin protein. These integral membrane proteins mediate calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion and are composed of a large N-terminal extracellular domain, a single membrane-spanning domain, and a small, highly conserved C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. Type II (atypical) cadherins are defined based on their lack of a histidine-alanine-valine (HAV) cell adhesion recognition sequence specific to type I cadherins. This particular cadherin appears to be expressed specifically in the brain and its temporal pattern of expression would be consistent with a role during a critical period of neuronal development, perhaps specifically during synaptogenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]

Variants

Found 25 variants in this database.