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Gene Model: Dsg2

NomenclatureGenomic Location
SymbolDsg2Chromosome1
NameDesmoglein-2Linkage mapunknown
SpeciesDracomimus familiarisGenome Coordinates1: 53 Mbp

Molecular Function

Component of intercellular desmosome junctions. Involved in the interaction of plaque proteins and intermediate filaments mediating cell-cell adhesion.

Molecular Function Terms:

binding
   ion binding
      cation binding
         metal ion binding

Human Disease Association

Defects in DSG2 are the cause of familial arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia type 10 (ARVD10) [MIM:610193]; also known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 10 (ARVC10). ARVD is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by partial degeneration of the myocardium of the right ventricle, electrical instability, and sudden death. It is clinically defined by electrocardiographic and angiographic criteria; pathologic findings, replacement of ventricular myocardium with fatty and fibrous elements, preferentially involve the right ventricular free wall.

Genetic variations in DSG2 are the cause of susceptibility to cardiomyopathy dilated type 1BB (CMD1BB) [MIM:612877]. A disorder characterized by ventricular dilation and impaired systolic function, resulting in congestive heart failure and arrhythmia. Patients are at risk of premature death.

Predicted Transcript
     1 TCTTTAAGACTAACCAATCTGTTTTGTTCATTTTTGATTTTAGTATGTGTTTTATTTATT
    61 AGTTGCATCATCTTTGGAAATGGACTTCACTTAGAGATTCTTGGTGGCAAAAATGACGAG
   121 CTATTCAATAAAAACAGCCTAATTAGGCAAAAGCGAGAATGGGTTGTCCCACCTGCAGTC
   181 ATCTGGGAAGAGAGGGACAATTCCAAAAAGAATCCAATTGCTAAAATAAGATCTGATCGT
   241 TCAGTTGAACCAGGAGTAATTATTACTTATACCATTTCTGGCCAAGGAGTTACAGAACCA
   301 CCATACGGGTTATTTGTTATTAATGGAAAAACTGGAGACCTAAACATAACTGGAATAGTT
   361 GATCGGGAACAAACGCCAATGTTGCATCTGAAAGGCTATGCATTGGATCAAAATGGGGTC
   421 AACTTGGAAAAACCATTAGATCTACGAATTAAAGTTCTGGATATAAATGACAACAGCCCA
   481 GTCTTTTCACAGGAAGTTTTTTCAGGTTCTATTGAAGAACTGTCAGCAATTGGTACTCTT
   541 GTGATGAAGATAACTGCAACGGATGCAGATGAGCCAAACACTCCAAACTCCCTAATTCAT
   601 TACAGGATTATTTCACAGGAACCTAATCAGCCCCAAGCATTTGTAATTAAACCTGAAACA
   661 GGAGAGGTTCGGACTGCACTCATCCAACTCGACAGAGAGATGCAAAGTAGCTACACTTTA
   721 ATTGTGGAAGCAAAAGATGGCAATGGAAGTTTAGCCGGGAATGCTCAGCAGACTAGTCTA
   781 CAGATCAAAATTTTGGATGTCAATGACAACATTCCTGTTCTTGAAAAGGACAATTATGTA
   841 GGAAGTGTTAAGGAAAATACAGCCAATATGGAAATTATGCGACTGAAGGTCTTTGACAGA
   901 GATGAGGAATTCTCTGATAACTGGCTGGCACAGTTCACAATTTTGTCTGGCAACGAAGGA
   961 GGCTATTTCCAGATAGAAACAGATTCGCAGACCAATGAAGGCGTTTTGAAATTGGTTAAG
  1021 GAAATAAGCTATGAAGACCTAAAGAGCGCTGACTTGAATATTGTTGTTTCTAACAAAGCA
  1081 GCATATCACCAATCAATTATTAAACAGGGCTTTCAAGCAAAACCAATTCCAATTAAAATA
  1141 AATGTGGAAAATGTAGTGGAAGGCCCTGTATTTAAGCCCCAAACAATGGTGATTAAAGGC
  1201 AATGAAAAAATGACCATAGGCCAGATTATTGGGAGATTTCAAGCTCATGATGAAGATACT
  1261 GGAACAATAGCTAAAAATGTCAGGTATGCTAAAGACCGGGATGCCGCAAACTGGTTTGTA
  1321 ATAGACTCCAAAACAGCTGAGATTAAACTGATTAGAGTGCCTGGTTATGAATCACAATTT
  1381 GTTAATAACGGTACTTATACTGCAACAATTTTGGCCATAAGTGATGGCATCCCTTCACAA
  1441 ACAGCCACAGGCACTATTGTAATTGAAGTGCCGAATTTTAATGACTACTGCCCAACTTTA
  1501 GTGACTCGAGAAGCAAGTCTCTGTACAGGTGCAAAGTTCATTAATGTCACTGTTGAGGAT
  1561 CGAGATGCTCATCCATATGGTGGCCCTTTTACTTTCACTGTTGTTGATGGAGCTGAAAGG
  1621 ATGTCAGAGAGATGGACAATTGGCCGGATGGATGGAACTAGAGCACAGTTGGTGCCACAG
  1681 AATGTGGATGTTGGAACATATGAAGTTCCTCTCTTAATAAAAGACAACCAAGGCTTGAGC
  1741 TGCCCTGAACCACAAATCCTAAAGGTGCACGTTTGTGATTGTGTAGATCGTACTGATTGC
  1801 AGAATCACAGAGCCAATTGTTGGTTCCTCGGTTGTCCTTGGACCTGCAGCAATCGCACTG
  1861 ATCATTTTGGCACTTTTGCTGCTGCTACTTGTACCTCTCTTACTGCTGGCATGTGGCTTT
  1921 GGATCTCGCCTTGGGTTGGGCACTGGAAAAGGTTTTGTAGCCATTCCTGATACCAGCGAA
  1981 GAAATGCTACGAAACTGGAACAGCGAAAAGGCAGCTCCTGACAATAAGGCAATTCCCAGC
  2041 CTCATTTCATCCACAGCAGTGGACAGTTCAGCCTCACATGGGGGATTAATAGCAACTGGT
  2101 GTTGGAACAGCAGCGGCTGGTATTGGAGCAGCAGGAGCAGGAGCTGCTGCAGGAGGAGGC
  2161 GGTGGCTCTTCTTCTGTGTTTAGGGAGAAGTACTTCGGCAGGGAAGAGCAAACAGCTCTT
  2221 CTTTCTGGGACAGACTATAGAGGCATGAGATTTGGAGGAGGCTCAGGCACAGCAGCTGCA
  2281 GGAAGCTTGGCAGCAGGAGGAACCATGACTCTTGGTGCTGGAAGAACTTTTGCTATGGAA
  2341 AGTGGAAGCATGGTGAATGAAGACTTTTTGAGAAGTTACTTCACTGTGAAAGCTGAAGCT
  2401 TTTGCCGACGAGGATGAAACACAGCTTGCCAAAGACTGCCTGCTAGTTTACTCTCAGGAT
  2461 GAAGAGAAAGATTCCATCCGTGGCTCGGTTGGTTGCTGCAGCTTTATTGAGGATGACTTT
  2521 GATGACCATTTCTTGGATGACCTGGGAGACAAATTTAAGACTCTGGCTGAGATCTGTATG
  2581 GGCAAACATGTAGGCATGGGAGCCCGACAGGTCACTACCCAAGTGCCAAAAGCTGCAAGT
  2641 CCTATTCTTGCAGTAAATGAATCAGATGTTCAGTACATGCACCAGCAAAATGCTCTGAGT
  2701 TCAGAACAGACCTATACTTCAGGGCCTAGTTTCCAGCTACCCAGATCCGCAGACCACTTT
  2761 GGTTCAGCAGCTAGGTCGGAGGAAACAATTACTGAGACTAAATTTACATCTGGTCTGCAG
  2821 CAAACTAGGCCCATACTTGACCCCTTAGTTAATAGCAGCAATGTTGTTGTGACAGAAACT
  2881 TCTTATGGGGCCAGACCCCCAATGGTAATCCTTGACCCTCAGTTTACGGAGAATGTAGTT
  2941 GTAACAGAGAGAGTACTTGCTCCAGCTTCTAATTTGCAGACTGTGTTAGACACTCCTGCT
  3001 GGAGCCTTCCCAGACCTCCCAGATTCAAAATACGTTGTTGTAAGAGAAAGGGAAAGGGTC
  3061 CTTGTACCTAGTGCCGATTTAAAGACTCCTTTAAGCAATTTATCAGAAGGACAGAATGTG
  3121 GTAGTAACTGAGTCTGTGATGACACCTGGTACTCTTAGGAGGAGCACAGCAGACCCCTAT
  3181 GCTGACACTGAGAGGCAGGAACATGTTTTCATCTCGGACCCTTTCCAAACCAATGCTCAG
  3241 GAGCTACTGTCCTCTGGTTCTACCTTGAGCAAGTCCTCAACAGTAACAAAATACAGCTCT
  3301 GTGCAGTATTCACGTTCGTAG

Predicted Protein Product
SLRLTNLFCSFLILVCVLFISCIIFGNGLHLEILGGKNDELFNKNSLIRQKREWVVPPAV
IWEERDNSKKNPIAKIRSDRSVEPGVIITYTISGQGVTEPPYGLFVINGKTGDLNITGIV
DREQTPMLHLKGYALDQNGVNLEKPLDLRIKVLDINDNSPVFSQEVFSGSIEELSAIGTL
VMKITATDADEPNTPNSLIHYRIISQEPNQPQAFVIKPETGEVRTALIQLDREMQSSYTL
IVEAKDGNGSLAGNAQQTSLQIKILDVNDNIPVLEKDNYVGSVKENTANMEIMRLKVFDR
DEEFSDNWLAQFTILSGNEGGYFQIETDSQTNEGVLKLVKEISYEDLKSADLNIVVSNKA
AYHQSIIKQGFQAKPIPIKINVENVVEGPVFKPQTMVIKGNEKMTIGQIIGRFQAHDEDT
GTIAKNVRYAKDRDAANWFVIDSKTAEIKLIRVPGYESQFVNNGTYTATILAISDGIPSQ
TATGTIVIEVPNFNDYCPTLVTREASLCTGAKFINVTVEDRDAHPYGGPFTFTVVDGAER
MSERWTIGRMDGTRAQLVPQNVDVGTYEVPLLIKDNQGLSCPEPQILKVHVCDCVDRTDC
RITEPIVGSSVVLGPAAIALIILALLLLLLVPLLLLACGFGSRLGLGTGKGFVAIPDTSE
EMLRNWNSEKAAPDNKAIPSLISSTAVDSSASHGGLIATGVGTAAAGIGAAGAGAAAGGG
GGSSSVFREKYFGREEQTALLSGTDYRGMRFGGGSGTAAAGSLAAGGTMTLGAGRTFAME
SGSMVNEDFLRSYFTVKAEAFADEDETQLAKDCLLVYSQDEEKDSIRGSVGCCSFIEDDF
DDHFLDDLGDKFKTLAEICMGKHVGMGARQVTTQVPKAASPILAVNESDVQYMHQQNALS
SEQTYTSGPSFQLPRSADHFGSAARSEETITETKFTSGLQQTRPILDPLVNSSNVVVTET
SYGARPPMVILDPQFTENVVVTERVLAPASNLQTVLDTPAGAFPDLPDSKYVVVRERERV
LVPSADLKTPLSNLSEGQNVVVTESVMTPGTLRRSTADPYADTERQEHVFISDPFQTNAQ
ELLSSGSTLSKSSTVTKYSSVQYSRS
Protein Alignment to Mouse
sp|O55111|DSG2_MOUSE Desmoglein-2 OS=Mus musculus GN=Dsg2 PE=1 SV=3
      MGI:1196466 Dsg2 desmoglein 2 (Chr 18)
        Length = 1122

 Score = 1680 (596.4 bits), Expect = 3.4e-219, Sum P(3) = 3.4e-219
 Identities = 340/689 (49%), Positives = 449/689 (65%)

Query:     9 CSFLILVCVLFISCIIFGNGLHLEILGGKND-ELFNKNS-LIRQKREWVVPPAVIWEERD 66
             C+ L+LV +L + C+ FGNGLHLE+   +N+ + F K++ L+RQKR W+  P  + E  D
Sbjct:     9 CALLLLVQLLAVVCLDFGNGLHLEVFSPRNEGKPFPKHTHLVRQKRAWITAPVALREGED 68

Query:    67 NSKKNPIAKIRSDRSVEPGVIITYTISGQGVTEPPYGLFVINGKTGDLNITGIVDREQTP 126
              S+KNPIAKI SD + E G+ ITY  +G+G+TEPP+G+FV +  TG+LNIT I+DRE+TP
Sbjct:    69 LSRKNPIAKIHSDLAEEKGIKITYKYTGKGITEPPFGIFVFDRNTGELNITSILDREETP 128

Query:   127 MLHLKGYALDQNGVNLEKPLDLRIKVLDINDNSPVFSQEVFSGSIEELSAIGTLVMKITA 186
                L GYALD  G NLEKPL+LRIKVLDINDN PVF+QEVF GSIEELSA  TLVMKITA
Sbjct:   129 YFLLTGYALDSRGNNLEKPLELRIKVLDINDNEPVFTQEVFVGSIEELSAAHTLVMKITA 188

Query:   187 TDADEPNTPNSLIHYRIISQEPNQPQAFVIKPETGEVRTALIQLDREMQSSYTLIVEAKD 246
             TDAD+P T N+ + YRI+SQEP     F +  +TGE+ T    LDRE  SSY+L VEA+D
Sbjct:   189 TDADDPETLNAKVSYRIVSQEPANSHMFYLNKDTGEIYTTSFTLDREEHSSYSLTVEARD 248

Query:   247 GNGSLAGN-AQQTSLQIKILDVNDNIPVLEKDNYVGSVKENTANMEIMRLKVFDRDEEFS 305
             GNG +     QQ  +QI+ILDVNDNIPV+E   Y G+V+EN  N+E+MR+KV D DE  S
Sbjct:   249 GNGQITDKPVQQAQVQIRILDVNDNIPVVENKMYEGTVEENQVNVEVMRIKVTDADEVGS 308

Query:   306 DNWLAQFTILSGNEGGYFQIETDSQTNEGVLKLVKEISYEDLKSADLNIVVSNKAAYHQS 365
             DNWLA FT  SGNEGGYF IETD+QTNEG++ LVKE+ YE++K  DL+I+V+NKAA+H+S
Sbjct:   309 DNWLANFTFASGNEGGYFHIETDTQTNEGIVTLVKEVDYEEMKKLDLSIIVTNKAAFHKS 368

Query:   366 IIKQGFQAKPIPIKINVENVVEGPVFKPQTMVIKGNEKM---TIGQIIGRFQAHDEDTGT 422
             I+ + ++A PIPI + V+NVVEG  FK   +  + +E M   ++ + IG FQ  DEDTG 
Sbjct:   369 ILSK-YKATPIPITVKVKNVVEGIHFKSSVVSFRASEAMDRSSLSRSIGNFQVFDEDTGQ 427

Query:   423 IAKNVRYAKDRDAANWFVIDSKTAEIKLIRVPGYESQFVNNGTYTATILAISDGIPSQTA 482
              AK V Y K +D  NW  +DS T+EIKL+++P +ES++V NGTYTA ++AIS   P +T 
Sbjct:   428 AAK-VTYVKVQDTDNWVSVDSVTSEIKLVKIPDFESRYVQNGTYTAKVVAISKEHPQKTI 486

Query:   483 TGTIVIEVPNFNDYCPTLVTREASLCTGAKFINVTVEDRDAHPYGGPFTFTVVDGAERMS 542
             TGTIVI V + ND CP LV    S+C    ++NVT ED D      PF+F+++D     +
Sbjct:   487 TGTIVITVEDVNDNCPVLVDSVRSVCEDEPYVNVTAEDLDGAQNSAPFSFSIIDQPPGTA 546

Query:   543 ERWTIGRMDGTRAQLVPQNVDVGTYEVPLLIKDNQGLSCPEPQILKVHVCDCVDRTDCRI 602
             ++W I   + T   L       G  E+P LI D+QG SCPE Q+L++ VC+C+    C  
Sbjct:   547 QKWKITHQESTSVLLQQSERKRGRSEIPFLISDSQGFSCPERQVLQLTVCECLKGGGCVA 606

Query:   603 TEPIVGSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXCGFGSRLGLGTGKGFVAIPDTSEEM 662
              +    +                            C  G     G  KGF  IP T E M
Sbjct:   607 AQ--YDNYVGLGPAAIALMILALLLLLLVPLLLLICHCG-----GGAKGFTPIPGTIE-M 658

Query:   663 LRNWNSEKAAPDNKAIPSLISSTAVDSSA 691
             L  WN+E A P++K +PSL+ +   +SSA
Sbjct:   659 LHPWNNEGAPPEDKVVPSLLVADHAESSA 687

 Score = 403 (146.9 bits), Expect = 3.4e-219, Sum P(3) = 3.4e-219
 Identities = 117/353 (33%), Positives = 163/353 (46%)

Query:   647 GTGKGFVAIPDTSEEMLRNWNSEKAAPDNKAIPSLISSTAVDSSASHXXXXXXXXXXXXX 706
             G  KGF  IP T E ML  WN+E A P++K +PSL+ +   +SSA               
Sbjct:   644 GGAKGFTPIPGTIE-MLHPWNNEGAPPEDKVVPSLLVADHAESSAVRGGVGGAMLKEGMM 702

Query:   707 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSSVFREKYFGR-EEQTALLSGTDYRGMRFXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 765
                                       GR EE  +LL+      +R               
Sbjct:   703 KGSSSASVTKGQHELSEVD-------GRWEEHRSLLTAGATHHVR-----TAGTIAANEA 750

Query:   766 XXXXXXXXXRTFAMESGSM-VNEDFLRSYFTVKAEAFADEDETQLAKDCLLVYSQDEEKD 824
                      R  +   G++ VNE+FLRSYFT KA ++  ED+  +AKDCLLVYSQ E+  
Sbjct:   751 VRTRATGSSRDMSGARGAVAVNEEFLRSYFTEKAASYNGEDDLHMAKDCLLVYSQ-EDTA 809

Query:   825 SIRGSVGCCSFIEXXXXXXXXXXXXXKFKTLAEICMGKHVGMGARQVTTQVPKAASPILA 884
             S+RGSVGCCSFIE             KFKTLAE+C+G+ + +       Q P   + + A
Sbjct:   810 SLRGSVGCCSFIEGELDDLFLDDLGLKFKTLAEVCLGRKIDLDVDIEQRQKPVREASVSA 869

Query:   885 VNESDVQYMHQQNALSSEQTYTSGPSFQLPRSADHFGSAARSEETITETKFTSGL-QQTR 943
              + S     ++Q   SSE  Y+S   F  P+      +   ++E +TE+  +S   Q+  
Sbjct:   870 ASGSH----YEQAVTSSESAYSSNTGFPAPKPLHEVHTEKVTQEIVTESSVSSRQSQKVV 925

Query:   944 PILDPLXXXXXXXXTETSYG---ARPPM-VILDPQFTENVVVTERVLAPASNL 992
             P  DP+        TETSY    A PP  V+L P+  ++++VTERV AP S L
Sbjct:   926 PPPDPVASGNIIV-TETSYAKGSAVPPSTVLLAPRQPQSLIVTERVYAPTSTL 977

 Score = 107 (42.7 bits), Expect = 1.4e-182, Sum P(2) = 1.4e-182
 Identities = 46/175 (26%), Positives = 71/175 (40%)

Query:   893 MHQQNALSSEQTYTSGPSFQLPRSADHFGSAARSEETITETKFTSG--LQQTRPILDPLX 950
             +H +       T +S  S Q  +        A     +TET +  G  +  +  +L P  
Sbjct:   901 VHTEKVTQEIVTESSVSSRQSQKVVPPPDPVASGNIIVTETSYAKGSAVPPSTVLLAP-R 959

Query:   951 XXXXXXXTETSYGARPPMVILDPQFT--ENVVVTERVLAPASNLQTVLDTPAGAFPDLPD 1008
                    TE  Y   P   ++D  +   E V+VTERV+ P   +   L+        L D
Sbjct:   960 QPQSLIVTERVYA--PTSTLVDQHYANEEKVLVTERVIQPNGGIPKPLEVTQ----HLKD 1013

Query:  1009 SKYXXXXXXXXXXXPSADLKTPL---SNLSEGQNVVVTESVMTPG-TLRRSTADP 1059
             ++Y           PS+ ++  L   S  + GQNV VTE ++TP  TL+ S   P
Sbjct:  1014 AQYVMVRERESILAPSSGVQPTLAMPSVAAGGQNVTVTERILTPASTLQSSYQIP 1068

 Score = 67 (28.6 bits), Expect = 3.4e-219, Sum P(3) = 3.4e-219
 Identities = 13/24 (54%), Positives = 17/24 (70%)

Query:   977 ENVVVTERVLAPASNLQTVLDTPA 1000
             +NV VTER+L PAS LQ+    P+
Sbjct:  1046 QNVTVTERILTPASTLQSSYQIPS 1069