Gene of the day

CLDN2 Gene. Entrez GeneID of this gene is 9075. Its authoritative full name is claudin 2. Members of the claudin protein family, such as CLDN2, are expressed in an organ-specific manner and regulate the tissue-specific physiologic properties of tight junctions (Sakaguchi et al., 2002 [PubMed 11934881]).[supplied by OMIM]