AWAL, BEC 1, BEC1, Claudin 5 (transmembrane protein deleted in velocardiofacial syndrome), Claudin5, Claudin-5,CLDN 5, CLDN5, CPETR L1, CPETRL 1, CPETRL1, TMDVCF, TMVCF, Transmembrane protein deleted in VCFS, Transmembrane protein deleted in velocardiofacial syndrome, Androgen withdrawal and apoptosis induced protein RVP1 like, CLD5_HUMAN.
Plays a major role in tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space.This gene encodes a member of the claudin family. Claudins are integral membrane proteins and components of tight junction strands. Tight junction strands serve as a physical barrier to prevent solutes and water from passing freely through the paracellular space between epithelial or endothelial cell sheets. Mutations in this gene have been found in patients with velocardiofacial syndrome. Alternatively, spliced __transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2008]
