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PCDHA7 (protocadherin alpha 7)
Gene
Gene miRNA Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Associated diseases
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
56141
Gene nameGene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Protocadherin alpha 7
Gene symbolGene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC, which is a short abbreviated form of the gene name.
PCDHA7
SynonymsGene synonyms aliases
CNR4, CNRN4, CNRS4, CRNR4, PCDH-ALPHA7
ChromosomeChromosome number
5
Chromosome locationChromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
5q31.3
SummarySummary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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
miRNAmiRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
Gene miRNA Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Associated diseases
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT053677 hsa-miR-181a-5p Microarray 22942087
MIRT053712 hsa-miR-221-3p Microarray 22942087
Gene ontology (GO)Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
Gene miRNA Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Associated diseases
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005509 Function Calcium ion binding ISS
GO:0005887 Component Integral component of plasma membrane IBA 21873635
GO:0005887 Component Integral component of plasma membrane ISS
GO:0007155 Process Cell adhesion IBA 21873635
GO:0007156 Process Homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules ISS
Other IDsOther ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
Gene miRNA Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Associated diseases
MIM
HGNC
e!Ensembl
Protein
Gene miRNA Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Associated diseases
UniProt ID Q9UN72
Protein name Protocadherin alpha-7 (PCDH-alpha-7)
Protein function Calcium-dependent cell-adhesion protein involved in cells self-recognition and non-self discrimination. Thereby, it is involved in the establishment and maintenance of specific neuronal connections in the brain.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF08266 Cadherin_2
30 → 112
Cadherin-like
 Domain
PF00028 Cadherin
138 → 233
Cadherin domain
 Domain
PF00028 Cadherin
247 → 341
Cadherin domain
 Domain
PF00028 Cadherin
355 → 446
Cadherin domain
 Domain
PF00028 Cadherin
460 → 556
Cadherin domain
 Domain
PF00028 Cadherin
579 → 670
Cadherin domain
 Domain
PF15974 Cadherin_tail
787 → 920
Cadherin C-terminal cytoplasmic tail, catenin-binding region
 Family
Sequence 
MVCPNGYDPGGRHLLLFIIILAAWEAGRGQLHYSVPEEAKHGNFVGRIAQDLGLELAELV
PRLFRAVCKFRGDLLEVNLQNGILFVNSRIDREELCGRSAECSIHLEVIVERPLQVFHVD
VEVKDINDNPPVFPATQRNLFIAESRPLDSRFPLEGASDADIGENALLTYRLSPNEYFFL
DVPTSNQQVKPLGLVLRKLLDREETPELHLLLTATDGGKPELTGTVQLLITVLDNNDNAP
VFDRTLYTVKLPENVSIGTLVIHPNASDLDEGLNGDIIYSFSSDVSPDIKSKFHMDPLSG
AITVIGHMDFEESRAHKIPVEAVDKGFPPLAGHCTVLVEVVDVNDNAPQLTLTSLSLPIP
EDAQPGTVITLISVFDRDFGVNGQVTCSLTPRVPFKLVSTFKNYYSLVLDSALDRESVSA
YELVVTARDGGSPSLWATASVSVEVADVNDNAPAFAQPEYTVFVKENNPPGCHIFTVSAG
DADAQKNALVSYSLVELRVGERALSSYVSVHAESGKVYALQPLDHEELELLQFQVSARDA
GVPPLGSNVTLQVFVLDENDNAPALLAPRVGGTGGAVRELVPRSVGAGHVVAKVRAVDAD
SGYNAWLSYELQPVAAGASIPFRVGLYTGEISTTRALDETDAPRHRLLVLVKDHGEPSLT
ATATVLVSLVESGQAPKASSRASLGIAGPETELVDVNVYLIIAICAVSSLLVLTLLLYTA
LRCSAPSSEGACSLVKPTLVCSSAVGSWSFSQQRRQRVCSGEGPPKTDLMAFSPSLPQGP
SSTDNPRQPNPDWRYSASLRAGMHSSVHLEEAGILRAGPGGPDQQWPTVSSATPEPEAGE
VSPPVGAGVNSNSWTFKYGPGNPKQSGPGELPDKFIIPGSPAIISIRQEPTNSQIDKSDF
ITFGKKEETKKKKKKKKGNKTQEKKEKGNSTTDNSDQ
Sequence length 937
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases
Gene miRNA Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Associated diseases
Causal
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Prostate cancer Malignant neoplasm of prostate rs121909139, rs121909140, rs121909141, rs121909142, rs121909143, rs606231169, rs606231170, rs137852584, rs137852578, rs137852580, rs137852581, rs137852582 24185611

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