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CDH17

Cadherin-17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CDH17 gene.[1][2][3]

This gene is a member of the cadherin superfamily, genes encoding calcium-dependent, membrane-associated glycoproteins. The encoded protein is cadherin-like, consisting of an extracellular region, containing 7 cadherin domains, and a transmembrane region but lacking the conserved cytoplasmic domain. The protein is a component of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreatic ducts, acting as an intestinal proton-dependent peptide transporter in the first step in oral absorption of many medically important peptide-based drugs. The protein may also play a role in the morphological organization of liver and intestine.[3]

References

References

  1. Kremmidiotis G, Baker E, Crawford J, Eyre HJ, Nahmias J, Callen DF (Aug 1998). “Localization of human cadherin genes to chromosome regions exhibiting cancer-related loss of heterozygosity”. Genomics. 49 (3): 467–71. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5281. PMID 9615235.
  2. Chalmers IJ, Hofler H, Atkinson MJ (Jun 1999). “Mapping of a cadherin gene cluster to a region of chromosome 5 subject to frequent allelic loss in carcinoma”. Genomics. 57 (1): 160–3. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5717. PMID 10191097.
  3. 3.0 3.1 “Entrez Gene: CDH17 cadherin 17, LI cadherin (liver-intestine)”.
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