NECTIN1, Official Symbol NECTIN1provided by HGNC Official Full Name nectin cell adhesion molecule 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:9706 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000110400 MIM:600644; AllianceGenome:HGNC:9706 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 ED4; PRR; HIgR; HV1S; HVEC; OFC7; PRR1; PVRR; CD111; PVRL1; PVRR1; SK-12; CLPED1; nectin-1 Summary This gene encodes an adhesion protein that plays a role in the organization of adherens junctions and tight junctions in epithelial and endothelial cells. The protein is a calcium(2+)-independent cell-cell adhesion molecule that belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily and has 3 extracellular immunoglobulin-like loops, a single transmembrane domain (in some isoforms), and a cytoplasmic region. This protein acts as a receptor for glycoprotein D (gD) of herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2), and pseudorabies virus (PRV) and mediates viral entry into epithelial and neuronal cells. Mutations in this gene cause cleft lip and palate/ectodermal dysplasia 1 syndrome (CLPED1) as well as non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding proteins with distinct C-termini. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009] Expression Biased expression in skin (RPKM 64.2), esophagus (RPKM 38.3) and 8 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all