The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Occludin across different species:

occludin (OCLN), occludin (Ocln), occludin b (ocln), occludin (ocln)

Other aliases include:

Ocl, AI503564, OCLN, ocln, oclnb, tpmt, DKFZp469D234

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Occludin:

occludin – tight junction protein occludin TM4 minus – tight-junction protein – thiopurine methyltransferase – occludin-like

Occludin fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural molecule activity – thiopurine S-methyltransferase activity – S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity – transferase activity

Occludin is relevant to the following processes:

S-adenosylhomocysteine metabolic process – S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process – protein complex assembly – metabolic process

Locations for Occludin:

cell junction – cytosol – integral to membrane – plasma membrane – tight junction – membrane – cytoplasm

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology

Occludin (OCLN) ELISA Kit (ABIN417945) cited in Brain research

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