DCHS1

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.^[5][6]

DCHS1
Identifiers
Aliases	DCHS1, CDH19, CDH25, CDHR6, FIB1, PCDH16, VMLDS1, MVP2, dachsous cadherin-related 1
External IDs	OMIM: 603057; MGI: 2685011; HomoloGene: 2771; GeneCards: DCHS1; OMA:DCHS1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 11 (human)[1] Band 11p15.4 Start 6,621,330 bp[1] End 6,655,809 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 7 (mouse)[2] Band 7|7 E3 Start 105,402,197 bp[2] End 105,436,861 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in tendon of biceps brachii ganglionic eminence cartilage tissue ventricular zone myometrium body of uterus gastric mucosa periodontal fiber seminal vesicula saphenous vein Top expressed in internal carotid artery external carotid artery hand ganglionic eminence ventricular zone Rostral migratory stream genital tubercle tail of embryo mandibular prominence medial ganglionic eminence More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function calcium ion binding Cellular component integral component of membrane membrane plasma membrane apical part of cell intracellular anatomical structure Biological process calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion via plasma membrane cell adhesion molecules cochlea development cell migration involved in endocardial cushion formation ossification involved in bone maturation neurogenesis heterophilic cell-cell adhesion via plasma membrane cell adhesion molecules kidney development heart morphogenesis hippo signaling branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis cell adhesion neural tube development post-anal tail morphogenesis mitral valve formation digestive tract development homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules pattern specification process nephron development protein localization to plasma membrane cell-cell adhesion mitral valve morphogenesis condensed mesenchymal cell proliferation cell migration anatomical structure morphogenesis Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 8642 233651 Ensembl ENSG00000166341 ENSMUSG00000036862 UniProt Q96JQ0 E9PVD3 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_024542 NM_003737 NM_001162943 RefSeq (protein) NP_003728 NP_001156415 Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 6.62 – 6.66 Mb Chr 7: 105.4 – 105.44 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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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.^[5]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been shown to cause mitral valve prolapse^[7]