Gene Information
Gene NameCDH3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length814
Protein NamesCadherin-15 (Cadherin-14) (Muscle cadherin) (M-cadherin)
Target Nameplacental cadherin
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000062038 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP55291
Gene CardCDH15
Uniprot IDP55291
PfamPF01049; PF00028
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.392163242)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CDH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CDH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CDH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CDH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cdh3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CDH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cdh3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CDH3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsDSG2, CDH19, CDH7, CDH20, CDH26, CDH15, DSC2, DSG3, DSC3, DSC1, CDH13, CDH22, CDH2, DSG4, CDH4, CDH10, CDH9, CDH6, CDH24, CDH18, CDH12
ParalogsCDH7, CDH9, CDH20, CDH4, CDH18, PCDH1, PCDH20, CDH26, CDH19, PCDH9, PCDH11Y, PCDH11X, CDH17, CDHR5, CDHR3, DCHS2, CDH24, CDH23, PCDH7, CDH15, CDHR1, DCHS1, CDH11, CDH8, CDH10, CDH12, CDH13, CDH6, CDH1, CDHR2, CDH22, CDH5, CDH2
Tissueovary
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brain and cerebellum. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19012874}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs567903921  rs121434539  rs121434540  rs121434541 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Single-pass type I membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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