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PCDH7
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<p>Protocadherin-7 is a <a href="/facts/Protein/Jxmagu3E">protein</a> that in humans is encoded by the <i>PCDH7</i> <a href="/facts/Gene/e1swwPY6">gene</a>. </p><p>This gene belongs to the protocadherin gene family, a subfamily of the <a href="/facts/Cadherin/0ygo2PRB">cadherin</a> superfamily. The gene encodes a protein with an <a href="/facts/Extracellular/UEPUhSN8">extracellular</a> domain containing 7 cadherin repeats. The gene product is an integral membrane protein that is thought to function in <a href="/facts/Cell%25E2%2580%2593cell_recognition/jfvYmHhq">cell–cell recognition</a> and adhesion. Alternative splicing yields <a href="/facts/Isoforms/oWmzfg4l">isoforms</a> with unique <a href="/facts/Cytoplasmic/Wa0sE6xf">cytoplasmic</a> tails. </p>