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Gene information for DSP (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1832
Official gene symbolDSP
Full namedesmoplakin
Aliases,DPI,DPII,
Gene summaryDesmosomes are intercellular junctions that tightly link adjacent cells. Desmoplakin is an obligate component of functional desmosomes that anchors intermediate filaments to desmosomal plaques. The N-terminus of desmoplakin is required for localization to the desmosome and interacts with the N-terminal region of plakophilin 1 and plakoglobin. The C-terminus of desmoplakin binds with intermediate filaments. In the mid-region of desmoplakin, a coiled-coiled rod domain is responsible for homodimerization. Mutations in this gene are the cause of several cardiomyopathies and keratodermas as well as the autoimmune disease paraneoplastic pemphigus. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6p24
Gene position7541870 - 7586946  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size45077 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID125647