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Symbol PCDHGB5 contributors: npt - updated : 16/10/2008
HGNC name protocadherin gamma subfamily B, 5
HGNC id 8712
EXPRESSION
Type widely
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Nervousbrain   highly
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Nervousperipherous   
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Nervousneuron
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
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
    • conjugated GlycoP
    isoforms Precursor
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Pcdhgb5 protocadherin gamma subfamily B,5
    intraspecies homolog to cadherin
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • cadherin superfamily of calcium dependent cell-cell adhesion glycoproteins
  • protocadherin family
    • 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,
  • Ca2+
    • protein
  • cytoplasmic domain putatively connecting to intermediate filaments
    • cell & other
  • cells expressing the same protocadherin
    • REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS