Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1674
Gene name Desmin
Gene symbol DES
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CDCD3CSM1CSM2LGMD1DLGMD1ELGMD2R
Chromosome 2
Chromosome location 2q35
Summary This gene encodes a muscle-specific class III intermediate filament. Homopolymers of this protein form a stable intracytoplasmic filamentous network connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane. Mutations in this gene are associated with
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs41272699 C>T Benign-likely-benign, pathogenic, likely-benign, benign, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs57496341 T>C,G Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs57639980 T>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs57955682 T>C Not-provided, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs57965306 G>A,C Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT933266 hsa-miR-3127-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT933267 hsa-miR-3938 CLIP-seq
MIRT933268 hsa-miR-3943 CLIP-seq
MIRT933269 hsa-miR-4270 CLIP-seq
MIRT933270 hsa-miR-4323 CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
TRIM16 Repression 22009481
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:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton IBA
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton TAS 9736733
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 11353857, 16923132, 20706999, 21135508, 23615443, 24940650, 25416956, 26816005, 26871637, 27107012, 27733623, 28470624, 28514442, 32296183, 32814053, 33961781
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus IEA
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
125660 2770 ENSG00000175084
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P17661
Protein name Desmin
Protein function Muscle-specific type III intermediate filament essential for proper muscular structure and function. Plays a crucial role in maintaining the structure of sarcomeres, inter-connecting the Z-disks and forming the myofibrils, linking them not only
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF04732 Filament_head 9 106 Intermediate filament head (DNA binding) region Family
PF00038 Filament 107 415 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
Sequence
Sequence length 470
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
  Striated Muscle Contraction
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Abnormality of the musculature Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs398122940 RCV001814034
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121913003 RCV001787806
Bradycardia Likely pathogenic rs2125168811 RCV002259401
Cardiomyopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2125168194, rs121913003, rs1368507241 RCV001799278
RCV001798009
RCV001171068
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9 Uncertain significance rs1114167347 RCV000491627
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs41272699 RCV000203295
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1A Uncertain significance rs375218723 RCV001256941
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Dominant Uncertain significance; Benign; Likely benign rs746886224, rs11685408, rs397516699 RCV000356739
RCV000300241
RCV000352919
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adie Syndrome Associate 24889065
Alpha B Crystallinopathy Associate 17418574
Aortic Aneurysm Familial Abdominal 1 Associate 31703088
Arrhythmias Cardiac Associate 27121971, 31609036, 34289528, 36555543, 38522388, 40604581
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Associate 16698823, 22395865, 23168288, 29212896, 31702781, 32397162, 33831308
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Familial 7 Associate 22395865
Atresia of small intestine Associate 22791945
Atrial Fibrillation Associate 34289528
Atrioventricular Block Associate 16376610, 29274115
Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome Associate 35740900