OCLN gene

Last updated on: 28.02.2024

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Definition
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The OCLN gene (Occludin) is a protein coding gene localized on chrom0some 5q13.2. This gene encodes an integral membrane protein(occludin) that is required for cytokine-induced regulation of the paracellular permeability barrier of tight junctions. Alternative splicing leads to several transcript variants. An important paralog of this gene is MARVELD2. A related pseudogene is located 1.5 Mb downstream on the q arm of chromosome 5.

General information
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The membrane protein occludin is able to induce adhesion when expressed in cells lacking tight junctions. Occludin acts as a co-receptor for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hepatocytes.

Mutations in this gene are thought to be the cause of band-like calcification with simplified gyrations and polymicrogyria (BLC-PMG - Jenkinson EM et al. 2018), an autosomal recessive neurological disorder also known as pseudo-TORCH syndrome (Ekinci F et al. 2020).

Literature
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  1. Bamforth SD et al. (1999) A dominant mutant of occludin disrupts tight junction structure and function. J Cell Sci 112: 1879-1888.
  2. Ekinci F et al. (2020) A homozygous frameshift mutation in OCLN gene result in Pseudo-TORCH syndrome type I: A case report extending the phenotype with central diabetes insipidus and renal dysfunction. Eur J Med Genet 63:103923.
  3. Jenkinson EM et al. (2018) Comprehensive molecular screening strategy of OCLN in band-like calcification with simplified gyration and polymicrogyria. Clin Genet 93:228-234.
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Last updated on: 28.02.2024