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Facts about Desmocollin-2.
May contribute to epidermal cell positioning (stratification) by mediating differential adhesiveness between cells that express different isoforms. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | DSC2 |
Uniprot: | Q02487 |
Entrez: | 1824 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
ARVD11; Cadherin family member 2; CDHF2; CDHF2DGII/III; desmocollin 2; Desmocollin2; Desmocollin-2; Desmocollin-3; Desmosomal glycoprotein II; desmosomal glycoprotein II/III; Desmosomal glycoprotein III; DG2; DSC2; DSC3DKFZp686I11137
Mass (kDA):
99.962 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 18q12.1 |
Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (31058840..31102421, complement) |
Expressed in epithelia, myocardium and lymph nodes.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction, desmosome.
PMID: 2037591 by Parker A.E., et al. Desmosomal glycoproteins II and III. Cadherin-like junctional molecules generated by alternative splicing.
PMID: 17033975 by Syrris P., et al. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy associated with mutations in the desmosomal gene desmocollin-2.