Biology:CLCN6

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Chloride transport protein 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLCN6 gene.[1][2]

The CLCN family of voltage-dependent chloride channel genes comprises nine members (CLCN1-7, Ka and Kb) which demonstrate quite diverse functional characteristics while sharing significant sequence homology. Chloride channel 6 and 7 belong to a subbranch of this family. Chloride channel 6 has four different alternatively spliced transcript variants. This gene is in close vicinity to two other kidney-specific chloride channel genes, CLCNKA and CLCNKB.[2]

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  1. "ClC-6 and ClC-7 are two novel broadly expressed members of the CLC chloride channel family". FEBS Lett 377 (1): 15–20. Feb 1996. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(95)01298-2. PMID 8543009. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CLCN6 chloride channel 6". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1185. 

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