Homo sapiens Gene: PCDHB13
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-50161.6
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol PCDHB13
Gene Name protocadherin beta 13
Synonyms
Species Homo sapiens
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000187372
Encoded Proteins
protocadherin beta 13
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
Entrez Gene
Summary This gene is a member of the protocadherin beta gene cluster, one of three related gene clusters tandemly linked on chromosome five. The gene clusters demonstrate an unusual genomic organization similar to that of B-cell and T-cell receptor gene clusters. The beta cluster contains 16 genes and 3 pseudogenes, each encoding 6 extracellular cadherin domains and a cytoplasmic tail that deviates from others in the cadherin superfamily. The extracellular domains interact in a homophilic manner to specify differential cell-cell connections. Unlike the alpha and gamma clusters, the transcripts from these genes are made up of only one large exon, not sharing common 3' exons as expected. These neural cadherin-like cell adhesion proteins are integral plasma membrane proteins. Their specific functions are unknown but they most likely play a critical role in the establishment and function of specific cell-cell neural connections. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 5:141213919-141218979
Strand Forward strand
Band q31.3
Transcripts
ENST00000341948 ENSP00000345491
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0005509 calcium ion binding
Biological Process
GO:0007156 homophilic cell adhesion
GO:0007268 synaptic transmission
GO:0007416 synapse assembly
GO:0016339 calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion
Cellular Component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
GO:0016020 membrane
GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Orthologs
No orthologs found for this gene
Cross-References
SwissProt Q9Y5F0
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 56123
UniGene Hs.283803
RefSeq NM_018933
HUGO HGNC:8684
OMIM 606339
CCDS CCDS4255
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL AF152492 AF217745 AK292821 AY358427 BC033068 BC051348 BC071934
GenPept AAD43753 AAH33068 AAH51348 AAH71934 AAK51613 AAQ88793 BAF85510
RNA Seq Atlas 56123