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Designing a Western blot for Desmocollin-2? 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 DSC2 Western Blot GuideFacts about Desmocollin-2.
May contribute to epidermal cell positioning (stratification) by mediating differential adhesiveness between cells that express different isoforms. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.