Gene Information
Gene NameDCHS2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length3371
Protein NamesProtocadherin-23 (Cadherin-27) (Cadherin-like protein CDHJ) (Cadherin-like protein VR8) (Protein dachsous homolog 2) (Protocadherin PCDHJ)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000197410 )
3 ( ENSG00000284227 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardDCHS2
Uniprot IDQ6V1P9
PfamPF00028
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.315394916)
Ortholog in AnimalsDog_ DCHS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DCHS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DCHS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dchs2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DCHS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dchs2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DCHS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCDH23, DCHS1
ParalogsCDH7, CDH9, CDH20, CDH4, CDH18, PCDH1, PCDH20, CDH26, CDH19, PCDH9, CDH3, PCDH11Y, PCDH11X, CDH17, CDHR5, CDHR3, CDH24, CDH23, PCDH7, CDH15, CDHR1, DCHS1, CDH11, CDH8, CDH10, CDH12, CDH13, CDH6, CDH1, CDHR2, CDH22, CDH5, CDH2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityCerebral cortex and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15003449}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000255};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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