Desmoglein-4

DSG4
Identifiers
Aliases	DSG4, CDGF13, CDHF13, HYPT6, LAH, desmoglein 4
External IDs	OMIM: 607892; MGI: 2661061; HomoloGene: 65341; GeneCards: DSG4; OMA:DSG4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 18 (human)
End	31,414,912 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 18 (mouse)
End	20,604,878 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	testicle; ; mucosa of esophagus; ; gonad; ; duodenum; ; skin of abdomen; ; rectum; ; vagina; ; skin of leg; ; head; ; mouth;
	Top expressed in
	lip; ; zone of skin; ; ileum; ; jejunum; ; placenta;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	calcium ion binding; metal ion binding;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; cell junction; desmosome; membrane; cornified envelope; plasma membrane; cell-cell junction;
Biological process	hair follicle development; cell adhesion; BMP signaling pathway; keratinocyte differentiation; homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules; keratinization; cornification; cell-cell adhesion;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	147409
	16769
	ENSG00000175065
	ENSMUSG00000001804
	Q86SJ6
	Q7TMD7
	NM_001134453; NM_177986
	NM_181564
	NP_001127925; NP_817123
	NP_853543
	Wikidata
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Desmoglein-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DSG4 gene.^[5]^[6]