• Gene id: 56141

Gene Summary

• Gene Symbol: PCDHA7   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl
• Aliases: CNR4, CNRN4, CNRS4, CRNR4, PCDH-ALPHA7
• Gene name: protocadherin alpha 7
• Alternate names: protocadherin alpha-7, KIAA0345-like 7, PCDH-alpha-7, ortholog to mouse CNR4,
• Gene location: 5q31.3 (140834268: 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: 606312

Protein Summary

• Protein general information: Q9UN72  
  • Name: Protocadherin alpha 7 (PCDH alpha 7)
  • Length: 937  
  • Mass: 100865
• Sequence:

  MVCPNGYDPGGRHLLLFIIILAAWEAGRGQLHYSVPEEAKHGNFVGRIAQDLGLELAELVPRLFRAVCKFRGDLL
  EVNLQNGILFVNSRIDREELCGRSAECSIHLEVIVERPLQVFHVDVEVKDINDNPPVFPATQRNLFIAESRPLDS
  RFPLEGASDADIGENALLTYRLSPNEYFFLDVPTSNQQVKPLGLVLRKLLDREETPELHLLLTATDGGKPELTGT
  VQLLITVLDNNDNAPVFDRTLYTVKLPENVSIGTLVIHPNASDLDEGLNGDIIYSFSSDVSPDIKSKFHMDPLSG
  AITVIGHMDFEESRAHKIPVEAVDKGFPPLAGHCTVLVEVVDVNDNAPQLTLTSLSLPIPEDAQPGTVITLISVF
  DRDFGVNGQVTCSLTPRVPFKLVSTFKNYYSLVLDSALDRESVSAYELVVTARDGGSPSLWATASVSVEVADVND
  NAPAFAQPEYTVFVKENNPPGCHIFTVSAGDADAQKNALVSYSLVELRVGERALSSYVSVHAESGKVYALQPLDH
  EELELLQFQVSARDAGVPPLGSNVTLQVFVLDENDNAPALLAPRVGGTGGAVRELVPRSVGAGHVVAKVRAVDAD
  SGYNAWLSYELQPVAAGASIPFRVGLYTGEISTTRALDETDAPRHRLLVLVKDHGEPSLTATATVLVSLVESGQA
  PKASSRASLGIAGPETELVDVNVYLIIAICAVSSLLVLTLLLYTALRCSAPSSEGACSLVKPTLVCSSAVGSWSF
  SQQRRQRVCSGEGPPKTDLMAFSPSLPQGPSSTDNPRQPNPDWRYSASLRAGMHSSVHLEEAGILRAGPGGPDQQ
  WPTVSSATPEPEAGEVSPPVGAGVNSNSWTFKYGPGNPKQSGPGELPDKFIIPGSPAIISIRQEPTNSQIDKSDF
  ITFGKKEETKKKKKKKKGNKTQEKKEKGNSTTDNSDQ

• Structural information:
  • Protein Domains: (30..13-)
    (/note="Cadherin-1)
    (/evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00043-)
    (134..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: ENSP00000436426
• Other Databases: GeneCards:  PCDHA7  Malacards:  PCDHA7

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	ISS	molecular function
GO:0009988	cell-cell recognition	ISS	biological process
GO:0005887	integral component of plasma membrane	ISS	cellular component
GO:0042802	identical protein binding	ISS	molecular function
GO:0007156	homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules	ISS	biological process
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:0046872	metal ion binding	IEA	molecular function
GO:0016021	integral component of membrane	IEA	cellular component
GO:0005886	plasma membrane	IEA	cellular component
GO:0016020	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: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