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Facts about Desmoglein-2.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | DSG2 |
| Uniprot: | Q14126 |
| Entrez: | 1829 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| No superfamily |

ARVC10; ARVD10; Cadherin family member 5; CDHF5; CDHF5MGC117034; CMD1BB; desmoglein 2; Desmoglein2; Desmoglein-2; DSG2; HDGC; MGC117036; MGC117037
Mass (kDA):
122.294 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 18q12.1 |
| Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (31498177..31549008) |
All of the tissues tested and carcinomas.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction, desmosome.




PMID: 8143788 by Schaefer S., et al. Identification of the ubiquitous human desmoglein, Dsg2, and the expression catalogue of the desmoglein subfamily of desmosomal cadherins.
PMID: 1935985 by Koch P.J., et al. Complete amino acid sequence of the epidermal desmoglein precursor polypeptide and identification of a second type of desmoglein gene.