Gene Information
Gene NamePCDH12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1184
Protein NamesProtocadherin-12 (Vascular cadherin-2) (Vascular endothelial cadherin-2) (VE-cad-2) (VE-cadherin-2) [Cleaved into: Protocadherin-12, secreted form]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000113555 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NPG4
Gene CardPCDH12
Uniprot IDQ9NPG4
PfamPF00028; PF08266
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.000096647)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PCDH12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PCDH12 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PCDH12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PCDH12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pcdh12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PCDH12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pcdh12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PCDH12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPCDH17, PCDH8, PCDH19, PCDH10, PCDH18
ParalogsCDHR4, PCDHGB3, PCDHGB1, PCDHGA3, PCDH17, PCDHA13, PCDHGA8, PCDHB16, PCDHA11, PCDHGB6, PCDHGC5, PCDHGC4, PCDHB9, PCDHB10, PCDHA12, PCDHA10, PCDHA9, PCDHA7, PCDHA5, PCDH10, PCDHB6, PCDH15, PCDHB13, PCDHB2, PCDHGA7, PCDHGC3, PCDHB1, PCDHGA5, PCDHA3, PCDHAC2, PCDHB4, PCDHA4, PCDHB5, PCDHGA10, PCDHGB2, PCDH19, PCDH8, PCDH18, PCDHGA1, PCDHGA11, PCDHGA12, PCDHGA2, PCDHB7, PCDHGB7, PCDHGA9, PCDHGB4, PCDHGB5, PCDHA8, PCDHA6, PCDHA2, PCDHB12, PCDHB11, PCDHB14, PCDHB8, PCDHGA4, PCDHB15, CDH16, PCDHA1, PCDHB3, PCDHAC1, PCDHGA6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in highly vascularized tissues including the heart and placenta, but most tissues contain a low level of expression (PubMed:11063261). Prominent expression in the spleen (PubMed:11063261). Present in villous and extravillous trophoblast (at protein level) (PubMed:21402705). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11063261, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21402705}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs200451693  rs759794990  rs146725009  rs164075  rs164515  rs779814208 
Subcellular location [CC][Protocadherin-12]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21402705};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cell junction {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O55134}.;
[Protocadherin-12, secreted form]: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21402705}. Note=The secreted form is produced following cleavage by ADAM10. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21402705}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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