Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1829
Gene name Desmoglein 2
Gene symbol DSG2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CDHF5HDGC
Chromosome 18
Chromosome location 18q12.1
Summary This gene encodes a member of the desmoglein family and cadherin cell adhesion molecule superfamily of proteins. Desmogleins are calcium-binding transmembrane glycoprotein components of desmosomes, cell-cell junctions between epithelial, myocardial, and o
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs2230234 A>G,T Likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, benign, uncertain-significance Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs113451409 G>A,C,T Uncertain-significance, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Missense variant, coding sequence variant, 5 prime UTR variant
rs121913006 G>A Likely-pathogenic, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, 5 prime UTR variant
rs121913007 G>A Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs121913008 G>A,C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, 5 prime UTR variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT001550 hsa-miR-155-5p pSILAC 18668040
MIRT001550 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics;Other 18668040
MIRT022526 hsa-miR-124-3p Proteomics;Microarray 18668037
MIRT023688 hsa-miR-1-3p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT023688 hsa-miR-1-3p Proteomics;Microarray 18668037
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:0001533 Component Cornified envelope IEA
GO:0001533 Component Cornified envelope TAS
GO:0002934 Process Desmosome organization IMP 16505173
GO:0003165 Process Purkinje myocyte development IMP 16505173
GO:0005509 Function Calcium ion binding IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
125671 3049 ENSG00000046604
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q14126
Protein name Desmoglein-2 (Cadherin family member 5) (HDGC)
Protein function A component of desmosome cell-cell junctions which are required for positive regulation of cellular adhesion (PubMed:38395410). Involved in the interaction of plaque proteins and intermediate filaments mediating cell-cell adhesion. Required for
PDB 2YQG , 5ERD , 5J5J , 6QNT , 6QNU , 6SIT , 7A7D , 7AGF , 7AGG , 8QJX , 8QJY , 8QK3
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00028 Cadherin 164 263 Cadherin domain Domain
PF00028 Cadherin 278 378 Cadherin domain Domain
PF00028 Cadherin 396 490 Cadherin domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells, expression decreases during differentiation (at protein level) (PubMed:29910125). Expressed in hematopoietic stem cells and circulating endothelial progenitor cells, expression decr
Sequence
MARSPGRAYALLLLLICFNVGSGLHLQVLSTRNENKLLPKHPHLVRQKRAWITAPVALRE
GEDLSKKNPIAKIHSDLAEERGLKITYKYTGKGITEPPFGIFVFNKDTGELNVTSILDRE
ETPFFLLTGYALDARGNNVEKPLELRIKVLDINDNEPVFTQDVFVGSVEELSAAHTLVMK
INATDADEPNTLNSKISYRIVSLEPAYPPVFYLNKDTGEIYTTSVTLDREEHSSYTLTVE
ARDGNGEVTDKPVKQAQVQIRIL
DVNDNIPVVENKVLEGMVEENQVNVEVTRIKVFDADE
IGSDNWLANFTFASGNEGGYFHIETDAQTNEGIVTLIKEVDYEEMKNLDFSVIVANKAAF
HKSIRSKYKPTPIPIKVK
VKNVKEGIHFKSSVISIYVSESMDRSSKGQIIGNFQAFDEDT
GLPAHARYVKLEDRDNWISVDSVTSEIKLAKLPDFESRYVQNGTYTVKIVAISEDYPRKT
ITGTVLINVE
DINDNCPTLIEPVQTICHDAEYVNVTAEDLDGHPNSGPFSFSVIDKPPGM
AEKWKIARQESTSVLLQQSEKKLGRSEIQFLISDNQGFSCPEKQVLTLTVCECLHGSGCR
EAQHDSYVGLGPAAIALMILAFLLLLLVPLLLLMCHCGKGAKGFTPIPGTIEMLHPWNNE
GAPPEDKVVPSFLPVDQGGSLVGRNGVGGMAKEATMKGSSSASIVKGQHEMSEMDGRWEE
HRSLLSGRATQFTGATGAIMTTETTKTARATGASRDMAGAQAAAVALNEEFLRNYFTDKA
ASYTEEDENHTAKDCLLVYSQEETESLNASIGCCSFIEGELDDRFLDDLGLKFKTLAEVC
LGQKIDINKEIEQRQKPATETSMNTASHSLCEQTMVNSENTYSSGSSFPVPKSLQEANAE
KVTQEIVTERSVSSRQAQKVATPLPDPMASRNVIATETSYVTGSTMPPTTVILGPSQPQS
LIVTERVYAPASTLVDQPYANEGTVVVTERVIQPHGGGSNPLEGTQHLQDVPYVMVRERE
SFLAPSSGVQPTLAMPNIAVGQNVTVTERVLAPASTLQSSYQIPTENSMTARNTTVSGAG
VPGPLPDFGLEESGHSNSTITTSSTRVTKHSTVQHSYS
Sequence length 1118
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
  Apoptotic cleavage of cell adhesion proteins
Keratinization
Formation of the cornified envelope
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
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs369489095, rs754133577, rs2510917769, rs121913006, rs121913008, rs1064793983, rs397516712, rs1187924885, rs745457570, rs752522753 RCV004017871
RCV002260457
RCV004017943
RCV000211715
RCV000211714
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1472037685, rs1257877047, rs2144318119, rs1375012922, rs2144359029, rs2144332473, rs2144322548, rs553299589, rs779360113, rs2144317638, rs773328409, rs2144317658, rs2144332585, rs2073125384, rs1452179158
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RCV001379680
RCV001377832
RCV001389001
RCV001389641
RCV001389557
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121913006 RCV002254518
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Cardiomyopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs794728094, rs121913008, rs1064793983, rs775256998, rs752522753 RCV001808460
RCV001798008
RCV001170379
RCV001175770
RCV005401720
★★★★★
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
ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA Disgenet
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 1 Benign; Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA, FAMILIAL, 10 CTD, Disgenet, HPO
CTD, Disgenet, HPO
CTD, Disgenet, HPO
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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
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 25723573, 28199971, 33213512 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Alzheimer`s Disease Alzheimer disease GWASCAT_DG 30617256
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
ANOPHTHALMIA AND PULMONARY HYPOPLASIA Syndromic microphthalmia BEFREE 26469831
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arrhythmias Cardiac Cardiac arrhythmias Pubtator 30790397 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy BEFREE 16505173, 16773573, 16917092, 17033975, 17105751, 17413274, 19635863, 20031616, 20124997, 20708101, 22000064, 22214898, 23071725, 23381804, 23871674
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★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy CLINVAR_DG 16505173, 16773573, 17105751, 18382419, 19095136, 19151369, 19279339, 19863551, 20031616, 20031617, 20152563, 20400443, 20857253, 21606390, 21606396
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★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Pubtator 16698823, 17033975, 18596851, 18632414, 19358943, 20124997, 20152563, 20708101, 21636032, 22214898, 23071725, 23128240, 24086444, 25445213, 25837155
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Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Pubtator 35628349 Inhibit
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Familial, 10 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy CLINVAR_DG 16505173, 20400443, 20864495, 21397041, 23381804, 23911551, 27532257
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Familial, 10 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy UNIPROT_DG 16773573, 19863551, 20031617, 21062920
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations