• Gene id: 56142

Gene Summary

• Gene Symbol: PCDHA6   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl
• Aliases: CNR2, CNRN2, CNRS2, CRNR2, PCDH-ALPHA6
• Gene name: protocadherin alpha 6
• Alternate names: protocadherin alpha-6, KIAA0345-like 8, PCDH-alpha-6,
• Gene location: 5q31.3 (140827959: 141012346)     Exons: 4     NC_000005.10
• Gene summary(Entrez): This gene is a member of the protocadherin alpha gene cluster, one of three related gene clusters tandemly linked on chromosome five that demonstrate an unusual genomic organization similar to that of B-cell and T-cell receptor gene clusters. The alpha ge
• OMIM: 606309

Protein Summary

• Protein general information: Q9UN73  
  • Name: Protocadherin alpha 6 (PCDH alpha 6)
  • Length: 950  
  • Mass: 102716
• Sequence:

  MVFTPEDRLGKQCLLLPLLLLAAWKVGSGQLHYSVPEEAKHGTFVGRIAQDLGLELAELVPRLFRMASKDREDLL
  EVNLQNGILFVNSRIDREELCGRSAECSIHLEVIVDRPLQVFHVDVEVRDINDNPPLFPVEEQRVLIYESRLPDS
  VFPLEGASDADVGSNSILTYKLSSSEYFGLDVKINSDDNKQIGLLLKKSLDREEAPAHNLFLTATDGGKPELTGT
  VQLLVTVLDVNDNAPTFEQSEYEVRIFENADNGTTVIRLNASDRDEGANGAISYSFNSLVAAMVIDHFSIDRNTG
  EIVIRGNLDFEQENLYKILIDATDKGHPPMAGHCTVLVRILDKNDNVPEIALTSLSLPVREDAQFGTVIALISVN
  DLDSGANGQVNCSLTPHVPFKLVSTFKNYYSLVLDSALDRESVSAYELVVTARDGGSPSLWATASLSVEVADMND
  NAPAFAQPEYTVFVKENNPPGCHIFTVSARDADAQENALVSYSLVERRVGERALSSYISVHAESGKVYALQPLDH
  EELELLQFQVSARDAGVPPLGSNVTLQVFVLDENDNAPALLAPRVGGTGGAVSELVPRSLGAGQVVAKVRAVDAD
  SGYNAWLSYELQPPASSARFPFRVGLYTGEISTTRVLDEADSPRHRLLVLVKDHGEPALTATATVLVSLVESGQA
  PKASSRASVGAAGPEAALVDVNVYLIIAICAVSSLLVLTLLLYTALRCSAPPTEGACTADKPTLVCSSAVGSWSY
  SQQRRQRVCSGEGPPKMDLMAFSPSLSPCPIMMGKAENQDLNEDHDAKPRQPNPDWRYSASLRAGMHSSVHLEEA
  GILRAGPGGPDQQWPTVSSATPEPEAGEVSPPVGAGVNSNSWTFKYGPGNPKQSGPGELPDKFIIPGSPAIISIR
  QEPTNSQIDKSDFITFGKKEETKKKKKKKKGNKTQEKKEKGNSTTDNSDQ

• Structural information:
  • Protein Domains: (34..13-)
    (/note="Cadherin-1)
    (/evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00043-)
    (157..24-)
    (/note="Cadherin-2)
    (/evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00043-)
    (243..35-)
    (/note="Cadherin-3)
    (/evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:-)
  • Interpro: IPR002126  IPR015919  IPR031904  IPR020894  IPR013164  
  • Prosite: PS00232 PS50268
  • STRING: ENSP00000433378
• Other Databases: GeneCards:  PCDHA6  Malacards:  PCDHA6

Gene ontology

GO accession	Term name	Evidence code	Go category
GO:0007155	cell adhesion	IBA	biological process
GO:0005887	integral component of plasma membrane	IBA	cellular component
GO:0005509	calcium ion binding	IEA	molecular function
GO:0005886	plasma membrane	IEA	cellular component
GO:0007155	cell adhesion	IEA	biological process
GO:0007156	homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules	IEA	biological process
GO:0016020	membrane	IEA	cellular component
GO:0005576	extracellular region	IEA	cellular component
GO:0016021	integral component of membrane	IEA	cellular component
GO:0016020	membrane	IEA	cellular component
GO:0005886	plasma membrane	IEA	cellular component
GO:0007155	cell adhesion	IEA	biological process
GO:0005887	integral component of plasma membrane	TAS	cellular component
GO:0007155	cell adhesion	TAS	biological process
GO:0007399	nervous system development	TAS	biological process
GO:0005576	extracellular region	IEA	cellular component
GO:0005886	plasma membrane	IEA	cellular component

Diseases

Associated diseases	References
Cryptorchidism	MIK: 28606200

PubMed references

PMID	Condition	Mutation	Ethnicity	Population details	Infertility_type	Associated_genes
28606200	Cryptorchidism			Monozgotic twins (1 control, I cwith cryptorchidism)	Male infertility	MeDIP-Seq