Gene Information
Gene NameCLDN16
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length235
Protein NamesClaudin-16 (Paracellin-1) (PCLN-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000113946 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y5I7
Gene CardCLDN16
Uniprot IDQ9Y5I7
PfamPF00822
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.448889261)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CLDN16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CLDN16 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CLDN16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CLDN16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cldn16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CLDN16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cldn16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CLDN16 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCLDN1, CLDN5, CLDN8, CLDN3, CLDN20, CLDN11, CLDN14, CLDN18, CLDN7, CLDN10, CLDN9, CLDN17, CLDN24, CLDN22, CLDN23, CLDN4, CLDN15, CLDN19, CLDN34, CLDN2, CLDN25, CLDN6
Tissuekidney
Tissue SpecificityKidney-specific, including the thick ascending limb of Henle (TAL).
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs104893731  rs968906940  rs104893729  rs104893730  rs104893725  rs104893722  rs104893723  rs1270704258  rs104893726  rs104893727  rs104893728  rs104893721 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell junction, tight junction. Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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