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CLDN16

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CLDN16
Identifiers
AliasesCLDN16, HOMG3, PCLN1, claudin 16
External IDsOMIM: 603959; MGI: 2148742; HomoloGene: 4799; GeneCards: CLDN16; OMA:CLDN16 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006580
NM_001378492
NM_001378493

NM_053241

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006571
NP_001365421
NP_001365422

NP_444471

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 190.32 – 190.41 MbChr 16: 26.28 – 26.3 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Claudin-16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLDN16 gene.[5][6] It belongs to the group of claudins.

Tight junctions represent one mode of cell-to-cell adhesion in epithelial or endothelial cell sheets, forming continuous seals around cells and serving as a physical barrier to prevent solutes and water from passing freely through the paracellular space. These junctions are composed of sets of continuous networking strands in the outwardly facing cytoplasmic leaflet, with complementary grooves in the inwardly facing extracytoplasmic leaflet. The protein encoded by this gene, a member of the claudin family, is an integral membrane protein and a component of tight junction strands. It is found primarily in the kidneys, specifically in the thick ascending limb of Henle, where it acts as either an intercellular pore or ion concentration sensor to regulate the paracellular resorption of magnesium ions. Defects in this gene are a cause of primary hypomagnesemia, which is characterized by massive renal magnesium wasting with hypomagnesemia and hypercalciuria, resulting in nephrocalcinosis and kidney failure.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000113946Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000038148Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Simon DB, Lu Y, Choate KA, Velazquez H, Al-Sabban E, Praga M, Casari G, Bettinelli A, Colussi G, Rodriguez-Soriano J, McCredie D, Milford D, Sanjad S, Lifton RP (Jul 1999). "Paracellin-1, a renal tight junction protein required for paracellular Mg2+ resorption". Science. 285 (5424): 103–6. doi:10.1126/science.285.5424.103. PMID 10390358.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CLDN16 claudin 16".
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