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Facts about Desmocollin-1.
May contribute to epidermal cell positioning (stratification) by mediating differential adhesiveness between cells which express different isoforms. Connected to the keratinization of epithelial tissues.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | DSC1 |
Uniprot: | Q08554 |
Entrez: | 1823 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
cadherin family member 1; CDHF1; desmocollin 1; Desmocollin1; Desmocollin-1; desmosomal glycoprotein 2/3; DG2/DG3 ; DG2/DG3; DSC1
Mass (kDA):
99.987 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 18q12.1 |
Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (31129236..31162856, complement) |
Strongly expressed in epidermis, less in lymph node and tongue.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction, desmosome.
PMID: 8507556 by Theis D.G., et al. Differential synthesis of type 1 and type 2 desmocollin mRNAs in human stratified epithelia.
PMID: 8288219 by King I.A., et al. Cloning of the cDNA (DSC1) coding for human type 1 desmocollin and its assignment to chromosome 18.