protocadherin alpha-13; PCDH-alpha-13 (PCDHA13, CNRS5)

Function

• Ca+2-dependent cell-adhesion protein
• may be involved in establishment & maintenance of specific neuronal connections in the brain

Structure

contains 6 cadherin domains

Compartment

• cell membrane
• single-pass type 1 membrane protein (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• protocadherin alpha (PCDH-alpha)

Additional terms

• cadherin

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=56136
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:56136
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/604966
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606319
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9Y5I0.html