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Designing a Western blot for Desmocollin-1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the DSC1 Western Blot GuideFacts 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.