PCDHB16

This gene is a member of the protocadherin beta gene cluster, one of three related gene clusters tandemly linked on chromosome five. The gene clusters demonstrate an unusual genomic organization similar to that of B-cell and T-cell receptor gene clusters. The beta cluster contains 16 genes and 3 pseudogenes, each encoding 6 extracellular cadherin domains and a cytoplasmic tail that deviates from others in the cadherin superfamily. The extracellular domains interact in a homophilic manner to specify differential cell-cell connections. Unlike the alpha and gamma clusters, the transcripts from these genes are made up of only one large exon, not sharing common 3' exons as expected. These neural cadherin-like cell adhesion proteins are integral plasma membrane proteins. Their specific functions are unknown but they most likely play a critical role in the establishment and function of specific cell-cell neural connections. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Description

Protocadherin beta 16

Tissue specificity

Low tissue specificity

Subcell location

Vesicles, Plasma membrane

Predicted location

Intracellular, Membrane

Protein family

Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Predicted intracellular proteins
Predicted membrane proteins

Chromosome

5 (141182387 - 141186226)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000272674  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Pcdhb17: ENSMUSG00000046387

UniProt

Q9NRJ7

neXtProt

NX_Q9NRJ7

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure