Gene Information
Gene NamePCDH1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1060
Protein NamesProtocadherin-1 (Cadherin-like protein 1) (Protocadherin-42) (PC42)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000156453 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ08174
Gene CardPCDH1
Uniprot IDQ08174
PfamPF00028; PF08266; PF08374
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.787302305)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PCDH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PCDH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PCDH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PCDH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pcdh1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PCDH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pcdh1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PCDH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPCDH11X, PCDH9, PCDH7
ParalogsCDH7, CDH9, CDH20, CDH4, CDH18, PCDH20, CDH26, CDH19, PCDH9, CDH3, PCDH11Y, PCDH11X, CDH17, CDHR5, CDHR3, DCHS2, CDH24, CDH23, PCDH7, CDH15, CDHR1, DCHS1, CDH11, CDH8, CDH10, CDH12, CDH13, CDH6, CDH1, CDHR2, CDH22, CDH5, CDH2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the brain and neuro-glial cells.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6BX7  (X-ray  2.85A  6MGA  (X-ray  3.15A  6PIM  (X-ray  3.05A  6VFP  (X-ray  3.20A 
DBSNP rs12517385  rs12515587  rs3822357 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell junction. Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Found at cell-cell boundaries and probably at cell-matrix boundaries.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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