Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q86SJ6
Entry Name:
DSG4_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Desmoglein-4 (Cadherin family member 13)
Gene Names:
DSG4 CDHF13
Gene Names Primary:
DSG4
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
1040
Sequence:
MDWLFFRNICLLIILMVVMEVNSEFIVEVKEFDIENGTTKWQTVRRQKREWIKFAAACREGEDNSKRNPIAKIRSDCESNQKITYRISGVGIDRPPYGVFTINPRTGEINITSVVDREITPLFLIYCRALNSRGEDLERPLELRVKVMDINDNAPVFSQSVYTASIEENSDANTLVVKLCATDADEENHLNSKIAYKIVSQEPSGAPMFILNRYTGEVCTMSSFLDREQHSMYNLVVRGSDRDGAADGLSSECDCRIKVLDVNDNFPTLEKTSYSASIEENCLSSELIRLQAIDLDEEGTDNWLAQYLILSGNDGNWFDIQTDPQTNEGILKVVKMLDYEQAPNIQLSIGVKNQADFHYSVASQFQMHPTPVRIQVVDVREGPAFHPSTMAFSVREGIKGSSLLNYVLGTYTAIDLDTGNPATDVRYIIGHDAGSWLKIDSRTGEIQFSREFDKKSKYIINGIYTAEILAIDDGSGKTATGTICIEVPDINDYCPNIFPERRTICIDSPSVLISVNEHSYGSPFTFCVVDEPPGIADMWDVRSTNATSAILTAKQVLSPGFYEIPILVKDSYNRACELAQMVQLYACDCDDNHMCLDSGAAGIYTEDITGDTYGPVTEDQAGVSNVGLGPAGIGMMVLGILLLILAPLLLLLCCCKQRQPEGLGTRFAPVPEGGEGVMQSWRIEGAHPEDRDVSNICAPMTASNTQDRMDSSEIYTNTYAAGGTVEGGVSGVELNTGMGTAVGLMAAGAAGASGAARKRSSTMGTLRDYADADINMAFLDSYFSEKAYAYADEDEGRPANDCLLIYDHEGVGSPVGSIGCCSWIVDDLDESCMETLDPKFRTLAEICLNTEIEPFPSHQACIPISTDLPLLGPNYFVNESSGLTPSEVEFQEEMAASEPVVHGDIIVTETYGNADPCVQPTTIIFDPQLAPNVVVTEAVMAPVYDIQGNICVPAELADYNNVIYAERVLASPGVPDMSNSSTTEGCMGPVMSGNILVGPEIQVMQMMSPDLPIGQTVGSTSPMTSRHRVTRYSNIHYTQQ
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Cell membrane

Function

Function:
Component of intercellular desmosome junctions. Involved in the interaction of plaque proteins and intermediate filaments mediating cell-cell adhesion. Coordinates the transition from proliferation to differentiation in hair follicle keratinocytes (By similarity).
Gene Ontology Go:
desmosome
integral component of membrane
plasma membrane
calcium ion binding
BMP signaling pathway
hair follicle development
homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules
keratinocyte differentiation
single organismal cell-cell adhesion
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
BMP signaling pathway
hair follicle development
homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules
keratinocyte differentiation
single organismal cell-cell adhesion
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
calcium ion binding
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
desmosome
integral component of membrane
plasma membrane
Keywords:
Alternative splicing
Calcium
Cell adhesion
Cell junction
Cell membrane
Cleavage on pair of basic residues
Complete proteome
Disease mutation
Glycoprotein
Hypotrichosis
Membrane
Metal-binding
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Repeat
Signal
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix

Publication

PubMed ID:
12705872 12648213 15489334 15191570