Gene Information
Gene NameDMH
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length7570
Protein NamesDystonin (230 kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen) (230/240 kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen) (Bullous pemphigoid antigen 1) (BPA) (Bullous pemphigoid antigen) (Dystonia musculorum protein) (Hemidesmosomal plaque protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardDST
Uniprot IDQ03001
PfamPF00307; PF13499; PF02187; PF00681; PF17902; PF00435; PF18373
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 is expressed in myoblasts (at protein level). Isoform 3 is expressed in the skin. Isoform 6 is expressed in the brain. Highly expressed in skeletal muscle and cultured keratinocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11751855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19932097, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8752219}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3GJO  (X-ray  2.50A  ) 
DBSNP rs35014998  rs16888053  rs4712138  rs4715631 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11751855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19932097}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, stress fiber {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91ZU6}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91ZU6}. Note=Associates with intermediate filaments, actin and microtubule cytoskeletons. Localizes to actin stress fibers and to actin-rich ruffling at the cortex of cells (By similarity). Associated at the growing distal tip of microtubules. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91ZU6}.;
[Isoform 1]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, H zone {ECO:0000250}. Note=Localizes to microtubules and actin microfilaments throughout the cytoplasm and at focal contact attachments at the plasma membrane. {ECO:0000250}.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250}. Note=Colocalizes both cortical and cytoplasmic actin filaments. {ECO:0000250}.;
[Isoform 3]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cell junction, hemidesmosome. Note=Localizes to actin and intermediate filaments cytoskeletons (By similarity). Colocalizes with the epidermal KRT5-KRT14 intermediate filaments network of keratins. Colocalizes with ITGB4 at the leading edge of migrating keratinocytes. {ECO:0000250}.;
[Isoform 6]: Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91ZU6}. Nucleus envelope {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428034}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428034};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428034}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91ZU6};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91ZU6}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428034}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, stress fiber {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91ZU6}. Note=Localizes to actin and intermediate filaments cytoskeletons. Localizes to central actin stress fibers around the nucleus and is excluded form focal contact sites in myoblast cells. Translocates to the nucleus (By similarity). Associates with actin cytoskeleton in sensory neurons. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91ZU6}.;
[Isoform 7]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428034}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428034}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428034}. Note=Associates with axonal microtubules and intermediate filaments, but not with actin cytoskeleton, in sensory neurons.;
[Isoform 8]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm, cell cortex {ECO:0000250}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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