Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
56141
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Protocadherin alpha 7
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
PCDHA7
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
CNR4, CNRN4, CNRS4, CRNR4, PCDH-ALPHA7
Chromosome Chromosome number
5
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
5q31.3
Summary Summary 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
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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.
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 IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606313 8673 ENSG00000204963
Protein
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
PRLFRAVCKFRGDLLEVNLQNGILFVNSRIDREELCGRSAECSIHLEVIVER
PLQVFHVD
VEVKDINDNPPVFPATQRNLFIAESRPLDSRFPLEGASDADIGENALLTYRLSPNEYFFL
DVPTSNQQVKPLGLVLRKLLDREETPELHLLLTATDGGKPELTGTVQLLITVL
DNNDNAP
VFDRTLYTVKLPENVSIGTLVIHPNASDLDEGLNGDIIYSFSSDVSPDIKSKFHMDPLSG
AITVIGHMDFEESRAHKIPVEAVDKGFPPLAGHCTVLVEVV
DVNDNAPQLTLTSLSLPIP
EDAQPGTVITLISVFDRDFGVNGQVTCSLTPRVPFKLVSTFKNYYSLVLDSALDRESVSA
YELVVTARDGGSPSLWATASVSVEVA
DVNDNAPAFAQPEYTVFVKENNPPGCHIFTVSAG
DADAQKNALVSYSLVELRVGERALSSYVSVHAESGKVYALQPLDHEELELLQFQVSARDA
GVPPLGSNVTLQVFVL
DENDNAPALLAPRVGGTGGAVRELVPRSVGAGHVVAKVRAVDAD
SGYNAWLSYELQPVAAGASIPFRVGLYTGEISTTRALDETDAPRHRLLVLVKDHGEPSLT
ATATVLVSLV
ESGQAPKASSRASLGIAGPETELVDVNVYLIIAICAVSSLLVLTLLLYTA
LRCSAPSSEGACSLVKPTLVCSSAVGSWSFSQQRRQRVCSGEGPPKTDLMAFSPSLPQGP
SSTDNPRQPNPDWRYSASLRAGMHSSVHLEEAGILRAGPGGPDQQWPTVSSATPEPEAGE
VSPPVGAGVNSNSWTFKYGPGNPKQSGPGELPDKFIIPGSPAIISIRQEPTNSQIDKSDF
ITFGKKEETKKKKKKKKGNK
TQEKKEKGNSTTDNSDQ
Sequence length 937
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Prostate cancer Malignant neoplasm of prostate rs121909139, rs121909140, rs121909141, rs121909142, rs121909143, rs606231169, rs606231170, rs137852584, rs137852578, rs137852580, rs137852581, rs137852582 24185611
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia GWAS
Insomnia Insomnia GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Bipolar Disorder Associate 32398722
Depressive Disorder Major Associate 32366953
Myopia Associate 36036911
Schizophrenia Associate 32366953
Schizophrenia Inhibit 32398722