PCDH9, Official Symbol PCDH9provided by HGNC Official Full Name protocadherin 9provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:8661 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000184226 MIM:603581; AllianceGenome:HGNC:8661 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 Summary This gene encodes a member of the protocadherin family, and cadherin superfamily, of transmembrane proteins containing cadherin domains. These proteins mediate cell adhesion in neural tissues in the presence of calcium. The encoded protein may be involved in signaling at neuronal synaptic junctions. Sharing a characteristic with other protocadherin genes, this gene has a notably large exon that encodes multiple cadherin domains and a transmembrane region. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 8.9), fat (RPKM 0.9) and 2 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all