Protein Name tight junction protein 1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 7082
Gene Symbol

TJP1

UniProt Q07157 (ZO1_HUMAN), G5E9E7 (G5E9E7_HUMAN), A0A087X0K9 (A0A087X0K9_HUMAN), B4DZK4 (B4DZK4_HUMAN), G3V1L9 (G3V1L9_HUMAN), Q6MZU1 (Q6MZU1_HUMAN), A9CQZ8 (A9CQZ8_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 413
Total Number of Articles : 493
Description

tight junction protein 1

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a member of the membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) family of proteins, and acts as a tight junction adaptor protein that also regulates adherens junctions. Tight junctions regulate the movement of ions and macromolecules between endothelial and epithelial cells. The multidomain structure of this scaffold protein, including a postsynaptic density 95/disc-large/zona occludens (PDZ) domain, a Src homology (SH3) domain, a guanylate kinase (GuK) domain and unique (U) motifs all help to co-ordinate binding of transmembrane proteins, cytosolic proteins, and F-actin, which are required for tight junction function. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

synonyms
  • tight junction protein 1
  • tight junction protein ZO-1
  • zona occludens 1
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Properties