Gene Information
Gene NameCLDN7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length211
Protein NamesClaudin-7 (CLDN-7)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000181885 )
3 ( ENSG00000288292 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO95471
Gene CardCLDN7
Uniprot IDO95471
PfamPF00822
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.78808261)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CLDN7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CLDN7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CLDN7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CLDN7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cldn7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CLDN7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cldn7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CLDN7 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCLDN5, CLDN18, CLDN10, CLDN19, CLDN6, CLDN9
ParalogsCLDN1, CLDN5, CLDN8, CLDN3, CLDN20, CLDN11, CLDN14, CLDN18, CLDN10, CLDN9, CLDN17, CLDN24, CLDN22, CLDN23, CLDN4, CLDN15, CLDN19, CLDN34, CLDN2, CLDN25, CLDN16, CLDN6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in kidney, lung and prostate. Isoform 1 seems to be predominant, except in some normal prostate samples, where isoform 2 is the major form. Down-regulated in breast cancers, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) (at protein level), as well as in several cancer cell lines. Loss of expression correlates with histological grade, occurring predominantly in high-grade lesions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12673207, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14502431}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17849410  rs4562 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12673207, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14502431, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20375010};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16054130}. Cell junction, tight junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16054130}. Note=Co-localizes with EPCAM at the basolateral cell membrane and tight junction. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16054130}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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