CLCA2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: CLCA2
- Official Name: chloride channel accessory 2
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 9635
- UniProt: Q9UQC9
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Plays a role in modulating chloride current across the plasma membrane in a calcium-dependent manner, and cell adhesion. Involved in basal cell adhesion and/or stratification of squamous epithelia. May act as a tumor suppressor in breast and colorectal cancer. Plays a key role for cell adhesion in the beginning stages of lung metastasis via the binding to ITGB4. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10554024, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11320086, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11445004, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15707651, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16158324}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 10206
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -3.8