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Symbol PCDHGC3 contributors: - updated : 21-04-2005
HGNC name protocadherin gamma subfamily C, 3
HGNC id 8716
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • a signal peptide
  • six extracellular cadherin repeats
  • a transmembrane segment encoded by a unique exon
  • a cytoplasmic tail identical for each protein in the cluster
    • isoforms Precursor
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Pcdhgc3 protocadherin gamma subfamily C,3
    homolog to rattus norvegicus Pcdhgc3 protocadherin gamma subfamily C,3
    intraspecies homolog to cadherin
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • cadherin superfamily of calcium dependent cell-cell adhesion glycoproteins
  • protocadherin subfamily
    • CATEGORY adhesion , receptor membrane
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane,junction
    text integral membrane protein type I, localized at the synaptic junction
    basic FUNCTION
  • cadherin-related neuronal receptor, putatively involved in the specificity of neuronal connections
    • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS development , nervous system
    text playing a putative role in cell-cell interactions critical in the development of the central nervous system, mediating adhesion in synaptic junctions through lack-in process
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling neurotransmission
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule metal binding,
    calcium Ca2+
    protein cytoplasmic domain putatively connecting to intermediate filaments
    cell & other cells expressing the same protocadherin
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS