PCDH11X

PCDH11X
Protocadherin 11 X-linked
Identifiers
Symbols PCDH11X; PCDH-X; PCDH11; PCDHX
External IDs OMIM300246 MGI2442849 HomoloGene13194 GeneCards: PCDH11X Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 27328 245578
Ensembl ENSG00000102290 ENSMUSG00000034755
UniProt Q9BZA7 Q2TJH5
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001168360.1 NM_001081385.1
RefSeq (protein) NP_001161832.1 NP_001074854.1
Location (UCSC) Chr X:
91.03 – 91.88 Mb
Chr X:
117.4 – 118.02 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Protocadherin 11 X-linked, also known as PCDH11X, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the PCDH11X gene.[1][2]

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Function

This gene belongs to the protocadherin gene family, a subfamily of the cadherin superfamily. The encoded protein consists of an extracellular domain containing 7 cadherin repeats, a transmembrane domain and a cytoplasmic tail that differs from those of the classical cadherins. The gene is located in a major X/Y block of homology and its Y homolog (PCDHY), despite divergence leading to coding region changes, is the most closely related cadherin family member. The protein is thought to play a fundamental role in cell-cell recognition essential for the segmental development and function of the central nervous system. Transcripts arising from alternative splicing encode isoforms with variable cytoplasmic domains.[1]

Clinical significance

The PCDH11X gene has been linked as a risk factor in late onset Alzheimer's disease.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: PCDH11X protocadherin 11 X-linked". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=27328. 
  2. ^ Yoshida K, Sugano S (December 1999). "Identification of a novel protocadherin gene (PCDH11) on the human XY homology region in Xq21.3". Genomics 62 (3): 540–3. doi:10.1006/geno.1999.6042. PMID 10644456. 
  3. ^ Carrasquillo MM, Zou F, Pankratz VS, Wilcox SL, Ma L, Walker LP, Younkin SG, Younkin CS, Younkin LH, Bisceglio GD, Ertekin-Taner N, Crook JE, Dickson DW, Petersen RC, Graff-Radford NR, Younkin SG (2009). "Genetic variation in PCDH11X is associated with susceptibility to late-onset Alzheimer's disease". Nature Genetics 41 (2): 192–8. doi:10.1038/ng.305. PMC 2873177. PMID 19136949. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2873177. 


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