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Facts about Claudin-4.
Claudins play a major role in tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space, through calcium-independent cell-adhesion activity. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CLDN4 |
| Uniprot: | O14493 |
| Entrez: | 1364 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| claudin family |

claudin 4; Claudin4; Claudin-4; CLDN4; Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin receptor 1; Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin receptor; CPE-R; CPE-RCPETR; CPE-receptor; CPETR1; hCPE-R; WBSCR8; WBSCR8CPERCPETR1claudin-4; Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosomal region 8 protein
Mass (kDA):
22.077 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 7q11.23 |
| Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (73830863..73832693) |
Cell junction, tight junction. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. CLDN4 is required for tight junction localization in the kidney.





PMID: 9334247 by Katahira J., et al. Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin utilizes two structurally related membrane proteins as functional receptors in vivo.
PMID: 16236711 by Tanaka M., et al. EphA2 phosphorylates the cytoplasmic tail of Claudin-4 and mediates paracellular permeability.