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Facts about Desmoglein-4.
Coordinates the transition from proliferation to differentiation in hair follicle keratinocytes. .
Mouse | |
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Gene Name: | Dsg4 |
Uniprot: | Q7TMD7 |
Entrez: | 16769 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
Cad13; Cadherin family member 13; CDGF13; CDHF13; CDHF13CDH family member 13; desmoglein 4; Desmoglein4; Desmoglein-4; DSG4; LAHdesmoglein-4
Mass (kDA):
114.449 kDA
Mouse | |
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Location: | 18 A2|18 11.35 cM |
Sequence: | 18; |
Strongly expressed in the skin; during the anagen stage of hair follicles in the matrix, precortex and inner rooth sheath.
PMID: 12705872 by Kljuic A., et al. Desmoglein 4 in hair follicle differentiation and epidermal adhesion. Evidence from inherited hypotrichosis and acquired pemphigus vulgaris.
PMID: 12787123 by Whittock N.V.; Genomic sequence analysis of the mouse desmoglein cluster reveals evidence for six distinct genes: characterization of mouse DSG4, DSG5, and DSG6.