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Gene information for DSG2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1829
Official gene symbolDSG2
Full namedesmoglein 2
Aliases,ARVC10,ARVD10,CDHF5,CMD1BB,HDGC,MGC117034,MGC117036,MGC117037,
Gene summaryDesmosomes are cell-cell junctions between epithelial, myocardial, and certain other cell types. This gene product is a calcium-binding transmembrane glycoprotein component of desmosomes in vertebrate epithelial cells. Currently, three desmoglein subfamily members have been identified and all are members of the cadherin cell adhesion molecule superfamily. These desmoglein gene family members are located in a cluster on chromosome 18. This second family member is expressed in colon, colon carcinoma, and other simple and stratified epithelial-derived cell lines. Mutations in this gene have been associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 10. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 18   Locus: 18q12.1
Gene position29078027 - 29128814  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size50788 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID125671