{"symbol":"PCDHB6","synonyms":["PCDH-BETA6"],"name":"protocadherin beta 6","description":"This gene is a member of the protocadherin beta gene cluster, one of three related gene clusters tandemly linked on chromosome five. The gene clusters demonstrate an unusual genomic organization similar to that of B-cell and T-cell receptor gene clusters. Unlike the alpha and gamma clusters, the transcripts from these genes do not share common 3\u0027 exons. These neural cadherin-like cell adhesion proteins are integral plasma membrane proteins that most likely play a critical role in the establishment and function of specific cell-cell neural connections. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":56130,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/56130","proteins":[{"symbol":"PCDB6_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/PCDB6_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Cadherins","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Cadherins"}]}