Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1826
Gene name DS cell adhesion molecule
Gene symbol DSCAM
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CHD2CHD2-42CHD2-52
Chromosome 21
Chromosome location 21q22.2
Summary This gene is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of cell adhesion molecules (Ig-CAMs), and is involved in human central and peripheral nervous system development. This gene is a candidate for Down syndrome and congenital heart disease (DSCHD). A ge
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1369501286 G>A Pathogenic Stop gained, non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs1419539530 G>A Likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT945648 hsa-miR-134 CLIP-seq
MIRT945649 hsa-miR-3118 CLIP-seq
MIRT945650 hsa-miR-3136-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT945651 hsa-miR-331-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT945652 hsa-miR-3679-3p CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 19196994, 32296183, 35914814
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IBA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
602523 3039 ENSG00000171587
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O60469
Protein name Cell adhesion molecule DSCAM (CHD2) (Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule)
Protein function Cell adhesion molecule that plays a role in neuronal self-avoidance. Promotes repulsion between specific neuronal processes of either the same cell or the same subtype of cells. Mediates within retinal amacrine and ganglion cell subtypes both is
PDB 6ZR7
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF07679 I-set 225 310 Immunoglobulin I-set domain Domain
PF07679 I-set 314 401 Immunoglobulin I-set domain Domain
PF13927 Ig_3 406 488 Domain
PF07679 I-set 504 595 Immunoglobulin I-set domain Domain
PF13927 Ig_3 596 673 Domain
PF13927 Ig_3 689 770 Domain
PF07679 I-set 788 882 Immunoglobulin I-set domain Domain
PF00041 fn3 886 972 Fibronectin type III domain Domain
PF00041 fn3 986 1076 Fibronectin type III domain Domain
PF00041 fn3 1090 1177 Fibronectin type III domain Domain
PF00041 fn3 1190 1273 Fibronectin type III domain Domain
PF07679 I-set 1287 1376 Immunoglobulin I-set domain Domain
PF00041 fn3 1379 1463 Fibronectin type III domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Primarily expressed in brain.
Sequence
MWILALSLFQSFANVFSEDLHSSLYFVNASLQEVVFASTTGTLVPCPAAGIPPVTLRWYL
ATGEEIYDVPGIRHVHPNGTLQIFPFPPSSFSTLIHDNTYYCTAENPSGKIRSQDVHIKA
VLREPYTVRVEDQKTMRGNVAVFKCIIPSSVEAYITVVSWEKDTVSLVSGSRFLITSTGA
LYIKDVQNEDGLYNYRCITRHRYTGETRQSNSARLFVSDPANSAPSILDGFDHRKAMAGQ
RVELPCKALGHPEPDYRWLKDNMPLELSGRFQKTVTGLLIENIRPSDSGSYVCEVSNRYG
TAKVIGRLYV
KQPLKATISPRKVKSSVGSQVSLSCSVTGTEDQELSWYRNGEILNPGKNV
RITGINHENLIMDHMVKSDGGAYQCFVRKDKLSAQDYVQVV
LEDGTPKIISAFSEKVVSP
AEPVSLMCNVKGTPLPTITWTLDDDPILKGGSHRISQMITSEGNVVSYLNISSSQVRDGG
VYRCTANN
SAGVVLYQARINVRGPASIRPMKNITAIAGRDTYIHCRVIGYPYYSIKWYKN
SNLLPFNHRQVAFENNGTLKLSDVQKEVDEGEYTCNVLVQPQLSTSQSVHVTVKV
PPFIQ
PFEFPRFSIGQRVFIPCVVVSGDLPITITWQKDGRPIPGSLGVTIDNIDFTSSLRISNLS
LMHNGNYTCIARN
EAAAVEHQSQLIVRVPPKFVVQPRDQDGIYGKAVILNCSAEGYPVPT
IVWKFSKGAGVPQFQPIALNGRIQVLSNGSLLIKHVVEEDSGYYLCKVSN
DVGADVSKSM
YLTVKIPAMITSYPNTTLATQGQKKEMSCTAHGEKPIIVRWEKEDRIINPEMARYLVSTK
EVGEEVISTLQILPTVREDSGFFSCHAINSYGEDRGIIQLTV
QEPPDPPEIEIKDVKART
ITLRWTMGFDGNSPITGYDIECKNKSDSWDSAQRTKDVSPQLNSATIIDIHPSSTYSIRM
YAKNRIGKSEPS
NELTITADEAAPDGPPQEVHLEPISSQSIRVTWKAPKKHLQNGIIRGY
QIGYREYSTGGNFQFNIISVDTSGDSEVYTLDNLNKFTQYGLVVQACNRAGTGPSS
QEII
TTTLEDVPSYPPENVQAIATSPESISISWSTLSKEALNGILQGFRVIYWANLMDGELGEI
KNITTTQPSLELDGLEKYTNYSIQVLAFTRAGDGVRS
EQIFTRTKEDVPGPPAGVKAAAA
SASMVFVSWLPPLKLNGIIRKYTVFCSHPYPTVISEFEASPDSFSYRIPNLSRNRQYSVW
VVAVTSAGRGNSS
EIITVEPLAKAPARILTFSGTVTTPWMKDIVLPCKAVGDPSPAVKWM
KDSNGTPSLVTIDGRRSIFSNGSFIIRTVKAEDSGYYSCIANNNWGSDEIILNLQV
QVPP
DQPRLTVSKTTSSSITLSWLPGDNGGSSIRGYILQYSEDNSEQWGSFPISPSERSYRLEN
LKCGTWYKFTLTAQNGVGPGRIS
EIIEAKTLGKEPQFSKEQELFASINTTRVRLNLIGWN
DGGCPITSFTLEYRPFGTTVWTTAQRTSLSKSYILYDLQEATWYELQMRVCNSAGCAEKQ
ANFATLNYDGSTIPPLIKSVVQNEEGLTTNEGLKMLVTISCILVGVLLLFVLLLVVRRRR
REQRLKRLRDAKSLAEMLMSKNTRTSDTLSKQQQTLRMHIDIPRAQLLIEERDTMETIDD
RSTVLLTDADFGEAAKQKSLTVTHTVHYQSVSQATGPLVDVSDARPGTNPTTRRNAKAGP
TARNRYASQWTLNRPHPTISAHTLTTDWRLPTPRAAGSVDKESDSYSVSPSQDTDRARSS
MVSTESASSTYEELARAYEHAKMEEQLRHAKFTITECFISDTSSEQLTAGTNEYTDSLTS
STPSESGICRFTASPPKPQDGGRVMNMAVPKAHRPGDLIHLPPYLRMDFLLNRGGPGTSR
DLSLGQACLEPQKSRTLKRPTVLEPIPMEAASSASSTREGQSWQPGAVATLPQREGAELG
QAAKMSSSQESLLDSRGHLKGNNPYAKSYTLV
Sequence length 2012
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    DSCAM interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Aganglionic megacolon Likely pathogenic rs1419539530 RCV000736049
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
DSCAM-related disorder Likely pathogenic rs2516873033 RCV003983440
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ASTROCYTOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Autism Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER GenCC
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Action Myoclonus-Renal Failure Syndrome Action Myoclonus-Renal Failure Syndrome CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 34011927 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Anxiety Anxiety Disorder GWASCAT_DG 24047446
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder CLINVAR_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atypical absence seizure Absence Seizure HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atypical Inclusion-Body Disease Inclusion-Body Disease CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Pubtator 27824329, 32807774, 32887689, 37366052 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorder BEFREE 24768552, 26754451, 28960266
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorder CTD_human_DG 28191889
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Autistic behavior Autism HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only