Gene Information
Gene NameDSG4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1040
Protein NamesDesmoglein-4 (Cadherin family member 13)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000175065 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ86SJ6
Gene CardDSG4
Uniprot IDQ86SJ6
PfamPF01049; PF00028
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.207723107)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DSG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DSG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DSG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DSG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dsg4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DSG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DSG4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCDH3, CDH15, CDH13
ParalogsDSG1, DSG3, DSG2, DSC2, DSC1, DSC3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in skin, testis and prostate;
less in salivary gland. In scalp follicles, present in the inner root sheath (IRS) and all layers of the matrix and precortex. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12648213, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12705872}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs13381457  rs7229252  rs4799570 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cell junction, desmosome {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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