Cdh2 Gene Summary [Rat]

Enables beta-catenin binding activity; nitric-oxide synthase binding activity; and protein tyrosine kinase binding activity. Involved in several processes, including calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion via plasma membrane cell adhesion molecules; regulation of Rho protein signal transduction; and regulation of myelination. Located in several cellular components, including T-tubule; adherens junction; and fascia adherens. Part of protein-containing complex. Is active in glutamatergic synapse. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in agenesis of corpus callosum, cardiac, ocular, and genital syndrome; arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 14. Orthologous to human CDH2 (cadherin 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
Cdh2
Official Name
cadherin 2 [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:69280]
Ensembl ID
ENSRNOG00000015602
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 83501 Ensembl: ENSRNOG00000015602
Aliases cadherin 2
Synonyms ACOGS, ADHD8, ARVD14, cadherin 2, CD325, CDHN, CDw325, N-CAD, N-cadherin, Neural cadherin
Species
Rat, Rattus norvegicus
OrthologiesHumanMouse

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Cdh2 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • extracellular domain
  • dimerization domain
  • alpha-catenin binding
  • protein kinase binding
  • beta-catenin binding
  • protein phosphatase binding
  • ectodomain
  • calcium ion binding
  • enzyme binding
  • protein binding
  • identical protein binding
  • N-cadherin C-terminal cytoplasmic domain
  • RNA binding
  • N-cadherin binding domain
  • Cadherin, Y-type LIR-motif
  • binding protein
  • cytoplasmic domain
  • gamma-catenin binding
  • Cadherin prodomain like
  • transmembrane domain
  • Cadherin repeat-like domain
  • intracellular domain
  • cytosolic tail domain
  • extracellular cadherin structural domain

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
binds
disease
  • reactive astrogliosis
  • focal nodular hyperplasia
  • gastric cancer
  • proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • hyperplasia
  • familial arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia type 14
  • agenesis of corpus callosum, cardiac, ocular, and genital syndrome
  • neoplasia
  • agenesis of corpus callosum
  • airway fibrosis
regulated by
regulates
role in cell
  • phosphorylation in
  • cell death
  • binding in
  • expression in
  • morphology
  • activation in
  • cell-cell adhesion
  • migration
  • arborization
  • area

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Plasma Membrane
  • plasma membrane fraction
  • nuclear membrane fraction
  • detergent-insoluble fractions
  • membrane fraction
  • insoluble fractions
  • pH resistant lipid raft fraction
  • detergent resistant lipid raft fraction
  • apicolateral membrane
  • glutaminergic synapse
  • cell junction
  • cortical actin cytoskeleton
  • Cytoplasm
  • cell surface
  • cell borders
  • cell periphery
  • basal compartment
  • perisynaptic region
  • perinuclear region
  • membrane surface
  • cellular membrane
  • Nucleus
  • vesicles
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum
  • intercellular junctions
  • desmosomes
  • cell-cell contacts
  • endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • microsome
  • apical membrane
  • presynaptic membrane
  • synaptic membrane
  • basolateral membrane
  • lateral plasma membrane
  • cis face of the Golgi apparatus
  • trans face of the Golgi apparatus
  • dendritic spines
  • dendritic spine head
  • growth cone
  • neurites
  • synaptosomes
  • synapse
  • intercalated disks
  • sarcolemma
  • secretory vesicles
  • endocytotic vesicle
  • transverse tubules
  • membrane rafts
  • cellular protrusions
  • microvilli
  • postsynaptic spines
  • cell-cell adherens junctions
  • lamellipodia
  • detergent-soluble fraction
  • synaptosomal fractions

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Cdh2 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • neuroepithelial cell differentiation
  • adherens junction organization
  • multicellular organismal development
  • heterophilic cell-cell adhesion
  • blood vessel morphogenesis
  • synaptic vesicle clustering
  • brain morphogenesis
  • cell adhesion
  • homophilic cell adhesion
  • neuronal stem cell maintenance
  • striated muscle cell differentiation
  • regulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation
  • cell migration
  • detection of muscle stretch
  • calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion
  • cell-cell junction assembly
  • neural crest cell development
  • cell morphogenesis
  • radial glial cell differentiation
  • cerebral cortex development
  • positive regulation of MAPK cascade
  • positive regulation of synaptic vesicle clustering
  • type B pancreatic cell development
  • negative regulation of canonical Wnt receptor signaling pathway
  • synapse assembly
  • cell-cell adhesion mediated by cadherin
  • homeostasis of number of cells
  • neuroligin clustering
  • glial cell differentiation
  • protein localization in plasma membrane

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • postsynaptic density
  • apicolateral plasma membrane
  • presynaptic active zone membrane
  • neuron projection
  • plasma membrane
  • cell surface
  • endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • adherens junction
  • cell-cell junction
  • focal adhesion
  • apical part of cell
  • cytoplasm
  • sarcolemma
  • fascia adherens
  • cell junction
  • intercalated disc
  • desmosome
  • catenin complex
  • basolateral plasma membrane
  • apical plasma membrane
  • cortical actin cytoskeleton
  • lamellipodium

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • alpha-catenin binding
  • gamma-catenin binding
  • protein kinase binding
  • identical protein binding
  • protein phosphatase binding
  • protein binding
  • RNA binding
  • calcium ion binding
  • cadherin binding
  • beta-catenin binding

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