| Entrez gene ID | | 9075 |
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| Official gene symbol | | CLDN2 |
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| Full name | | claudin 2 |
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| Aliases | | ,SP82, |
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| Gene summary | | This gene product belongs to the claudin protein family whose members have been identified as major integral membrane proteins localized exclusively at tight junctions. Claudins are expressed in an organ-specific manner and regulate tissue-specific physiologic properties of tight junctions. This protein is expressed in the intestine. Alternatively spliced transcript variants with different 5' untranslated region have been found for this gene. |
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| Location | | Chromosome: X Locus: Xq22.3-q23 |
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| Gene position | | 106143394 - 106174091 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | plus |
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| Gene size | | 30698 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 300520 |
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