Names & Taxonomy
- Uniprot ID:
- H7C2D7
- Entry Name:
- H7C2D7_HUMAN
- Status:
- unreviewed
- Protein Names:
- Claudin (Fragment)
- Gene Names:
- CLDN15
- Gene Names Primary:
- CLDN15
- Organism:
- Homo sapiens (Human)
Structure
- Length:
- 106
- Sequence:
- XGNVITTNTIFENLWFSCATDSLGVYNCWEFPSMLALSGYIQACRALMITAILLGFLGLLLGIAGLRCTNIGGLELSRKAKLAATAGALHILADLLAANQPIGSVS
- Proteomes:
- UP000005640
Subcellular location
- Subcellular Location:
- Cell membrane
Function
- Function:
- Plays a major role in tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space, through calcium-independent cell-adhesion activity.
- Gene Ontology Go:
- bicellular tight junction
integral component of membrane
plasma membrane
structural molecule activity - Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
- structural molecule activity
- Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
- bicellular tight junction
integral component of membrane
plasma membrane - Keywords:
- Cell junction
Cell membrane
Complete proteome
Membrane
Reference proteome
Tight junction
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix