Gene Information
Gene NameDSC3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length901
Protein NamesDesmocollin-2 (Cadherin family member 2) (Desmocollin-3) (Desmosomal glycoprotein II) (Desmosomal glycoprotein III)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000134762 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ02487
Gene CardDSC2
Uniprot IDQ02487
PfamPF01049; PF00028; PF08758
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.713986566)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DSC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DSC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dsc3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DSC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dsc3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DSC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCDH3, CDH15, CDH13
ParalogsDSC2, DSC1, DSG1, DSG3, DSG4, DSG2
Tissueskin, tongue, zone.of.skin, esophagus.mucosa, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the heart (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33784018}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5ERP  (X-ray  2.70A  5J5J  (X-ray  3.29A  7A7D  (EM  26.00A 
DBSNP rs868333  rs727504578  rs142331975  rs1390387214  rs397517404  rs368299411  rs139399951  rs148185335  rs147742157  rs1893963  rs61731921 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21062920};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21062920}. Cell junction, desmosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21062920}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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