DSG2
Sign in to saveAlso known as ARVC10, ARVD10, CDHF5, CMD1BB, HDGC, desmoglein 2
Desmoglein-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DSG2 gene. Desmoglein-2 is highly expressed in epithelial cells and cardiomyocytes. Desmoglein-2 is localized to desmosome structures at regions of cell-cell contact and functions to structurally adhere adjacent cells together. In cardiac muscle, these regions are specialized regions known as intercalated discs. Mutations in desmoglein-2 have been associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
Gene data
DSG2- Name
- desmoglein 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 31,497,624–31,551,351 (+)
- Aliases
- CDHF5, HDGC
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000046604
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001943.5, XM_047437315.1, XM_054318237.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001934.2, XP_047293271.1, XP_054174212.1
This gene encodes a member of the desmoglein family and cadherin cell adhesion molecule superfamily of proteins. Desmogleins are calcium-binding transmembrane glycoprotein components of desmosomes, cell-cell junctions between epithelial, myocardial, and other cell types. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the mature glycoprotein. This gene is present in a gene cluster with other desmoglein gene family members on chromosome 18. Mutations in this gene have been associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 10. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
desmoglein 2
- Symbol
- DSG2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 18:31,497,624-31,551,351
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
~5 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Function
- Clinical significance
- Interactions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Desmoglein-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DSG2 gene. Desmoglein-2 is highly expressed in epithelial cells and cardiomyocytes. Desmoglein-2 is localized to desmosome structures at regions of cell-cell contact and functions to structurally adhere adjacent cells together. In cardiac muscle, these regions are specialized regions known as intercalated discs. Mutations in desmoglein-2 have been associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
==Structure==
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