DCHS1

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Protein dachsous homolog 1, also known as protocadherin-16 (PCDH16) or cadherin-19 (CDH19) or cadherin-25 (CDH25) or fibroblast cadherin-1 (FIB1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCHS1 gene.[1][2]

Function

This gene is a member of the cadherin superfamily whose members encode calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion molecules. The encoded protein has a signal peptide, 27 cadherin repeat domains and a unique cytoplasmic region. This particular cadherin family member is expressed in fibroblasts but not in melanocytes or keratinocytes. The cell-cell adhesion of fibroblasts is thought to be necessary for wound healing.[1]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been shown to cause mitral valve prolapse[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: dachsous 1 (Drosophila)".
  2. Matsuyoshi N, Imamura S (June 1997). "Multiple cadherins are expressed in human fibroblasts". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 235 (2): 355–8. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1997.6707. PMID 9199196.
  3. "Mutations in the DCHS1 Gene Cause Mitral Valve Prolapse In Humans". Ashg.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-22.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.