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Gene information for CLDN11 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID5010
Official gene symbolCLDN11
Full nameclaudin 11
Aliases,OSP,OTM,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a member of the claudin family. Claudins are integral membrane proteins and components of tight junction strands. Tight junction strands serve as a physical barrier to prevent solutes and water from passing freely through the paracellular space between epithelial or endothelial cell sheets, and also play critical roles in maintaining cell polarity and signal transductions. The protein encoded by this gene is a major component of central nervous system (CNS) myelin and plays an important role in regulating proliferation and migration of oligodendrocytes. Mouse studies showed that the gene deficiency results in deafness and loss of the Sertoli cell epithelial phenotype in the testis. This protein is a tight junction protein at the human blood-testis barrier (BTB), and the BTB disruption is related to a dysfunction of this gene. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3q26.2-q26.3
Gene position170136653 - 170152479  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size15827 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID601326