CLDN9

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)
End	3,014,505 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (mouse)
End	23,903,000 bp
RNA expression pattern
	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
	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
	9080
	56863
	ENSG00000213937
	ENSMUSG00000066720
	O95484
	Q9Z0S7
	NM_020982
	NM_020293
	NP_066192
	NP_064689
	Wikidata
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Claudin-9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLDN9 gene. It belongs to the group of claudins.

This gene is expressed in the inner ear, olfactory epithelium, and anterior pituitary gland and is involved in hearing.