Gene Information
Gene NameDSP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2871
Protein NamesDesmoplakin (DP) (250/210 kDa paraneoplastic pemphigus antigen)
Target Namedesmoplakin
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000096696 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardDSP
Uniprot IDP15924
PfamPF00681; PF17902; PF18373
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.558625085)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DSP ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DSP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DSP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DSP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dsp ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DSP ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dsp ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DSP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSPTBN5, ACTN4, MICAL2, DMD, SYNE3, GAS2L2, SPTBN2, FLNB, SPTAN1, SYNE2, PLEC, EPPK1, SYNE1, CLMN, DYTN, MICAL3, PKHD1, SMTNL2, DRP2, UTRN, PKHD1L1, ACTN2, ACTN3, MICAL1, SPTBN1, MACF1, ACTN1, DST, SPTB, GAS2L3, FLNC, FLNA, DTNA, SPTA1, DTNB, SPTBN4
Tissueheart, left.ventricle, placenta
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in oral mucosa (at protein level) (PubMed:30479852). Expressed in arrector pili muscle (at protein level) (PubMed:29034528). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29034528, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30479852}.;
[Isoform DPI]: Apparently an obligate constituent of all desmosomes.;
[Isoform DPII]: Resides predominantly in tissues and cells of stratified origin.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.018182(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1LM5  (X-ray  1.80A  1LM7  (X-ray  3.00A  3R6N  (X-ray  2.95A  5DZZ  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs121912993  rs121912992  rs17604693  rs934142779  rs606231295  rs606231294  rs777407386  rs375919492  rs2076299  rs28763966  rs28763967  rs6929069  rs34738426  rs78652302  rs28931610  rs376923069 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell junction, desmosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:E9Q557}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:E9Q557}. Note=Localizes at the intercalated disk in cardiomyocytes. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:E9Q557}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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