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Function

Plays a major role in tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space, through calcium-independent cell-adhesion activity.

Involvement in disease

Leukodystrophy, hypomyelinating, 22

HLD22

An autosomal dominant disorder characterized by global developmental delay, mildly impaired intellectual development, motor impairment, limb spasticity, dysarthria, and eye abnormalities including hypermetropia. Brain imaging shows hypomyelinating leukodystrophy.

None

The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the claudin family.

Cellular localization

  • Cell junction
  • Tight junction
  • Cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein

Alternative names

OSP, OTM, CLDN11, Claudin-11, Oligodendrocyte-specific protein

Target type

Proteins

Primary research area

Developmental Biology

Molecular weight

21993Da