Gene Information
Gene NameDSG1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1049
Protein NamesDesmoglein-1 (Cadherin family member 4) (Desmosomal glycoprotein 1) (DG1) (DGI) (Pemphigus foliaceus antigen)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000134760 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ02413
Gene CardDSG1
Uniprot IDQ02413
PfamPF01049; PF00028
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.194658377)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DSG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DSG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DSG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DSG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dsg1b ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Dsg1c ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Dsg1a ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ DSG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dsg1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DSG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDSG3, DSG4, DSG2, DSC2, DSC1, DSC3
Tissueskin, tongue, zone.of.skin, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityEpidermis, tongue, tonsil and esophagus.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1426310  rs16961655  rs8091003  rs8091117  rs16961689  rs34302455  rs35360042  rs16961692  rs3752094  rs3752095 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q7TSF1};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q7TSF1}. Cell junction, desmosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34368962}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34368962}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34368962}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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