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CLDN18 claudin 18 [ Macaca mulatta (Rhesus monkey) ]

Gene ID: 716628, updated on 17-Dec-2025
Official Symbol
CLDN18provided by VGNC
Official Full Name
claudin 18provided by VGNC
Primary source
VGNC:VGNC:71248
Locus tag
EGK_12074
See related
Ensembl:ENSMMUG00000009636
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Macaca mulatta
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Cercopithecidae; Cercopithecinae; Macaca
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: 2
Exon count:
6
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2025_08 current T2T-MMU8v2.0 (GCF_049350105.2) 2 NC_133407.1 (40986285..41021604)
103 previous assembly Mmul_10 (GCF_003339765.1) 2 NC_041755.1 (40142704..40177652)

Chromosome 2 - NC_133407.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC106997106 Neighboring gene heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein-like Neighboring gene DAZ interacting zinc finger protein 1 like Neighboring gene keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8-like Neighboring gene alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables structural molecule activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in bicellular tight junction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 
Preferred Names
claudin-18

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RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_049350105.2-RS_2025_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference T2T-MMU8v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_133407.1 Reference T2T-MMU8v2.0

    Range
    40986285..41021604
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_001114708.5XP_001114708.1  claudin-18 isoform X2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_001114708.1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F6YQZ9
    Related
    ENSMMUP00000012605.4
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cl21598
    Location:9191
    PMP22_Claudin; PMP-22/EMP/MP20/Claudin family
  2. XM_015132093.3XP_014987579.1  claudin-18 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8J8XC18, F6YQY3, G7MJP6
    Related
    ENSMMUP00000012607.2
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cl21598
    Location:7191
    PMP22_Claudin; PMP-22/EMP/MP20/Claudin family