Entrez gene ID | | 1007 |
Official gene symbol | | CDH9 |
Full name | | cadherin 9, type 2 (T1-cadherin) |
Aliases | | ,MGC125386, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a type II classical cadherin from the cadherin superfamily, integral membrane proteins that mediate calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion. Mature cadherin proteins are composed of a large N-terminal extracellular domain, a single membrane-spanning domain, and a small, highly conserved C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. The extracellular domain consists of 5 subdomains, each containing a cadherin motif, and appears to determine the specificity of the protein's homophilic cell adhesion activity. Type II (atypical) cadherins are defined based on their lack of a HAV cell adhesion recognition sequence specific to type I cadherins. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 5 Locus: 5p14 |
Gene position | | 27038689 - 26880709 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 157981 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 609974 |
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