Gene Information
Gene NameDSC1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length252
Protein NamesCalcipressin-1 (Adapt78) (Down syndrome critical region protein 1) (Myocyte-enriched calcineurin-interacting protein 1) (MCIP1) (Regulator of calcineurin 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000134765 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP53805
Gene CardRCAN1
Uniprot IDP53805
PfamPF04847
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.574315922)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DSC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DSC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DSC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dsc1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DSC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dsc1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DSC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCDH3, CDH15, CDH13
ParalogsDSC2, DSC3, DSG1, DSG3, DSG4, DSG2
Tissueskin, zone.of.skin, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed heart, brain and skeletal muscle. Also expressed in all other tissues.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6UUQ  (X-ray  1.85A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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