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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Tight Junction Proteins > Claudins > Claudin-2

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Claudin-2  

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Scope note

  • A claudin subtype that is associated with the formation of cation-selective channels and increased epithelial permeability. It is localized to the TIGHT JUNCTIONS of the PROXIMAL KIDNEY TUBULE and INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM.

History note

  • 2013

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D062446

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