Enables cell adhesion molecule binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cell-cell adhesion mediated by cadherin; intermicrovillar adhesion; and negative regulation of cell growth involved in contact inhibition. Located in apical plasma membrane; brush border membrane; and microvillus membrane.
RGD Description
This gene is a member of the protocadherin family, which represents a subset of the larger cadherin superfamily. The members of the protocadherin family encode non-classical cadherins that function as calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion molecules. This protocadherin represents a new candidate for tumor suppression. Alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode the same protein have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]