Gene Information
Gene NameDSC1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length894
Protein NamesDesmocollin-1 (Cadherin family member 1) (Desmosomal glycoprotein 2/3) (DG2/DG3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000134765 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ08554
Gene CardDSC1
Uniprot IDQ08554
PfamPF01049; PF00028; PF08758
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 SpecificityStrongly expressed in epidermis, less in lymph node and tongue.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5IRY  (X-ray  3.10A 
DBSNP rs35338395  rs17800159  rs985861 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction, desmosome.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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