Gene Information
Gene NameDSG2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1118
Protein NamesDesmoglein-2 (Cadherin family member 5) (HDGC)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000046604 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ14126
Gene CardDSG2
Uniprot IDQ14126
PfamPF00028
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.089266158)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DSG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DSG3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DSG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DSG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dsg2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DSG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dsg2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DSG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCDH3, CDH15, CDH13
ParalogsDSG1, DSG3, DSG4, DSC2, DSC1, DSC3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityAll of the tissues tested and carcinomas.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.066667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2YQG  (NMR  5ERD  (X-ray  2.90A  5J5J  (X-ray  3.29A  6QNT  (EM  3.50A  6QNU  (EM  3.80A  6SIT  (X-ray  4.50A  7A7D  (EM  26.00A  7AGF  (EM  3.10A  7AGG  (EM  3.30A 
DBSNP rs121913008  rs121913006  rs121913013  rs2230232  rs191143292  rs2230234  rs191564916  rs121913009  rs2230235  rs79241126  rs2278792  rs121913010  rs16962093  rs34065672  rs142841727 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31402609};
Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction, desmosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31402609}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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