| Gene Symbol |
DCHS1
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| Entrez Gene |
8642
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| Alt Symbol |
CDH19, CDH25, CDHR6, FIB1, PCDH16, VMLDS1
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
dachsous cadherin-related 1
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| Other Description |
cadherin-19|cadherin-25|cadherin-related family member 6|fibroblast cadherin 1|fibroblast cadherin FIB1|protein dachsous homolog 1|protocadherin-16
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| Swissprots |
Q96JQ0 O15098
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| Accessions |
EAW68683 Q96JQ0 AB000895 BAA21133 AB053446 BAB61903 AI767189 AK021852 BAB13913 AL831828 CAD38541 BC038382 NM_003737 NP_003728 NM_024542
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| Function |
Calcium-dependent cell-adhesion protein. Mediates functions in neuroprogenitor cell proliferation and differentiation.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Note=In the embryonic cortex, FAT4 and DCHS1 accumulated at the cell-cell boundaries located apical to the adherens junction. {ECO:0000250}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in fibroblasts but not in melanocytes or keratinocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9199196}.
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