Tdark PCDHB16 Protocadherin beta-16

Protein Summary

Description

Potential calcium-dependent cell-adhesion protein. May be involved in the establishment and maintenance of specific neuronal connections in the brain. 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]

Uniprot Accession IDs

• Q9NRJ7
• B3KPK5
• Q8IYD5
• Q96SE9
• Q9HCF1
• PCDH-beta-16

Gene Name

• PCDHB16

Ensembl ID

• ENST00000609684
• ENSP00000477314
• ENSG00000272674

Symbol

• KIAA1621
• PCDH3X
• ME1
• PCDH3X
• PCDHB8a
• PCDH-BETA16

Knowledge Table

Most Knowledge About	Knowledge Value (0 to 1 scale)
gene perturbation	0.9
microRNA	0.79
protein domain	0.58
pathway	0.47
tissue	0.46

Protein Classes

No PANTHER Classes or DTO Classes found

IDG Development Level Summary

Tdark

These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 2.34   (req: < 5)

Gene RIFs: 0   (req: <= 3)

Antibodies: 100   (req: <= 50)

Tbio

These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 2.34   (req: >= 5)

Gene RIFs: 0   (req: > 3)

Antibodies: 100   (req: > 50)

- OR - satisfy the following criterion:

Gene Ontology Terms: 6

Tchem

Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Ligand: 0

Tclin

Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Drug: 0