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Descriptor English: Claudins
Descriptor Spanish: Claudinas
Descriptor claudinas
Entry term(s) claudina
Scope note: Gran familia de proteínas transmembranarias que se encuentran en las UNIONES OCLUYENTES. Participan en la formación de barreras paracelulares y poros que regulan la permeabilidad paracelular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Claudinas
Descriptor French: Claudines
Entry term(s): Claudin
Claudin Proteins
Tree number(s): D12.776.543.940.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057167
Scope note: A large family of transmembrane proteins found in TIGHT JUNCTIONS. They take part in the formation of paracellular barriers and pores that regulate paracellular permeability.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Membrane Proteins (1998-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53651
Unique ID: D057167
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Claudins - Preferred
Concept UI M0534915
Scope note A large family of transmembrane proteins found in TIGHT JUNCTIONS. They take part in the formation of paracellular barriers and pores that regulate paracellular permeability.
Preferred term Claudins
Entry term(s) Claudin
Claudin Proteins



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