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Cldn13 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cldn13
  • Name
    claudin 13
  • Synonyms
    2500004B14Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1913102
    NCBI Gene: 57255
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
more
  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:134943103-134944380 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 74.88 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    122 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1913102
 protein coding gene Chr5:134943103-134944384 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200043321
 protein coding gene Chr5:128725447-128726724 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195046714
 protein coding gene Chr5:128231899-128233176 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220046982
 protein coding gene Chr5:127719286-127720563 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180041495
 protein coding gene Chr5:128336661-128337938 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175033463
 protein coding gene Chr5:130262816-130264093 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215047366
 protein coding gene Chr5:128381756-128383033 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027820
 protein coding gene Chr5:127732107-127733628 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005009422
 protein coding gene Chr5:127616919-127618195 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210007346
 protein coding gene Chr5:129080503-129081780 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185052477
 protein coding gene Chr5:132095694-132096971 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205029543
 protein coding gene Chr5:127983619-127984896 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000053328
 protein coding gene Chr5:134995095-134996371 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230049024
 protein coding gene Chr5:136211300-136212577 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190027054
 protein coding gene Chr5:128037154-128038431 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225023635
 protein coding gene Chr5:143891030-143892307 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010013450
 protein coding gene Chr5:126842627-126843903 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010028490
 protein coding gene Chr5:130251600-130252762 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005033851
 protein coding gene Chr5:130683953-130685230 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CLDN4, claudin 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CLDN4, claudin 4
  • Synonyms
    CPE-R, CPER, CPETR, CPETR1, hCPE-R, WBSCR8
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1364
    UniProt: O14493

  • Chr Location
    7q11.23; chr7:73799542-73832690 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human CLDN4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    11 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    23 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    18
  • GO References
    5
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    705
  • Tissues
    57
  • cDNA Data
    15
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000008843 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1278 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000008987 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1067 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000008987 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 211 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 21
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 15
      Primer pair 4

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1917346
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 58
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 23
    • Earliest
      J:64941 Morita K, et al., Claudin-11/OSP-based tight junctions of myelin sheaths in brain and Sertoli cells in testis. J Cell Biol. 1999 May 3;145(3):579-88
    • Latest
      J:373971 Gutzen R, et al., A modular and adaptable analysis pipeline to compare slow cerebral rhythms across heterogeneous datasets. Cell Rep Methods. 2024 Jan 22;4(1):100681
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