Claudin 3, also known as CLDN3, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CLDN3 gene.[5] It is a member of the claudin protein family.

CLDN3
Identifiers
AliasesCLDN3, C7orf1, CPE-R2, CPETR2, HRVP1, RVP1, claudin 3
External IDsOMIM: 602910; MGI: 1329044; HomoloGene: 1001; GeneCards: CLDN3; OMA:CLDN3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001306

NM_009902

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001297

NP_034032

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 73.77 – 73.77 MbChr 5: 135.02 – 135.02 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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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 intron-less gene, a member of the claudin family, is an integral membrane protein and a component of tight junction strands. It is also a low-affinity receptor for Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin, and shares amino acid sequence similarity with a putative apoptosis-related protein found in rat.[5]

Interactions

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CLDN3 has been shown to interact with CLDN1[6] and CLDN5.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000165215Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000070473Ensembl, 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. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CLDN3 claudin 3".
  6. ^ a b Coyne CB, Gambling TM, Boucher RC, Carson JL, Johnson LG (Nov 2003). "Role of claudin interactions in airway tight junctional permeability". Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 285 (5): L1166-78. doi:10.1152/ajplung.00182.2003. PMID 12909588.
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