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Dsg3 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Dsg3
desmoglein 3
MGI:99499


Nomenclature History
Genetic Map
Chromosome 18
7.04 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 13)

Sequence Map
Chr18:20668805-20699811 bp, + strand
(From NCBI annotation of NCBI Build 37)
Ensembl ContigView | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human; chimpanzee; dog, domestic; rat    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Dsg3 ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: cadherin
TreeFam: TF331809
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic 13512 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 31007 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_030596 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4108 C57BL/6
polypeptide O35902 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 993 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(30)
Phenotypes All phenotypic alleles(4) : Targeted, knock-out(1) Spontaneous(3)
Homozygous mutants display runting from decreased food intake due to oropharyngeal epithelial lesions, blisters around snout and eyes, hair loss by weaning, and hair regrowth with bald patches throughout life.
Associated Human Diseases (1)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (3)   Phenotype Images (6)  
Polymorphisms RFLP(1) SNPs within 2kb(147 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
Process cell adhesion, homophilic cell adhesion...
Component cell junction, desmosome...
Function calcium ion binding, protein binding...
All GO classifications(13)
Expression Literature Summary: (8 records)
Data Summary: Assays (3)    Results (17)    Tissues (15)    Images (3)
Theiler Stages: 10,18,23,25,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      Western blot 1   2
      RT-PCR 1   13
      Immunohistochemistry 1   2
cDNA source data(11)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GEO 
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000056632
DoTS DT.87035019, DT.91445917
UniGene 106811
DFCI TC1589185, TC1595352
Entrez Gene 13512
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR002126 Cadherin
IPR009122 Desmosomal cadherin
IPR009123 Desmoglein
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(13) Genomic(1) cDNA(11) Primer pair(1) Antibodies(1)
References
(Earliest) J:13702 Fox S et al., "Balding (bal)" Mouse News Lett 1977;56():40
(Latest) J:142136 Owens P et al., "Smad4-dependent desmoglein-4 expression contributes to hair follicle integrity." Dev Biol 2008 Oct 1;322(1):156-66
All references(42)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-1495, MGD-MRK-16273, MGI:88129

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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last database update
01/06/2009
MGI_4.13
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