cdh-9 encodes a member of the cadherin superfamily of transmembrane glycoproteins that mediate homophilic cell-cell adhesion; as loss of CDH-9 activity via RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) does not result in any abnormalities, the precise role of CDH-9 in C. elegans development and/or behavior is not yet known.
Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules. Predicted to be located in membrane. Is an ortholog of several human genes including PCDH1 (protocadherin 1); PCDH7 (protocadherin 7); and PCDH9 (protocadherin 9).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.