CLDN7, Official Symbol CLDN7provided by HGNC Official Full Name claudin 7provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:2049 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000181885 MIM:609131; AllianceGenome:HGNC:2049 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CLDN-7; CEPTRL2; CPETRL2; Hs.84359; claudin-1 Summary This gene encodes a member of the claudin family. Claudins are integral membrane proteins and components of tight junction strands. Tight junction strands serve as a physical barrier to prevent solutes and water from passing freely through the paracellular space between epithelial or endothelial cell sheets, and also play critical roles in maintaining cell polarity and signal transductions. Differential expression of this gene has been observed in different types of malignancies, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, hepatocellular carcinomas, urinary tumors, prostate cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancers, thyroid carcinomas, etc.. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010] Expression Biased expression in colon (RPKM 107.5), small intestine (RPKM 93.5) and 12 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all