CLDN8

CLDN8
Identifiers
Aliases	CLDN8, HEL-S-79, claudin 8
External IDs	OMIM: 611231; MGI: 1859286; HomoloGene: 8117; GeneCards: CLDN8; OMA:CLDN8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 21 (human)
End	30,216,097 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (mouse)
End	88,360,071 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of sigmoid colon; ; kidney tubule; ; parotid gland; ; rectum; ; renal medulla; ; bronchial epithelial cell; ; human kidney; ; hair follicle; ; skin of thigh; ; seminal vesicula;
	Top expressed in
	seminal vesicula; ; transitional epithelium of urinary bladder; ; vestibular membrane of cochlear duct; ; vestibular sensory epithelium; ; left colon; ; right kidney; ; submandibular gland; ; parotid gland; ; medullary collecting duct; ; stria vascularis;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	structural molecule activity; protein binding; identical protein binding;
Cellular component	membrane; cell junction; basolateral plasma membrane; integral component of membrane; apicolateral plasma membrane; endoplasmic reticulum; plasma membrane; bicellular tight junction;
Biological process	calcium-independent cell-cell adhesion via plasma membrane cell-adhesion molecules;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	9073
	54420
	ENSG00000156284
	ENSMUSG00000050520
	P56748
	Q9Z260
	NM_199328; NM_012132
	NM_018778
	NP_955360
	NP_061248
	Wikidata
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Claudin-8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLDN8 gene. It belongs to the group of claudins.