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  • Title: Structural analysis reflects the evolutionary relationship between the human desmocollin gene family members.
    Author: Cserhalmi-Friedman PB, Frank JA, Ahmad W, Panteleyev AA, Aita VM, Christiano AM.
    Journal: Exp Dermatol; 2001 Apr; 10(2):95-9. PubMed ID: 11260247.
    Abstract:
    Desmocollins, members of the desmosomal cadherin family, are known to play an important role in desmosomal intercellular adhesion. The human desmosomal cadherin cluster is located on chromosome 18q12, and consists of three desmoglein and three desmocollin genes. The cDNAs of all six of these genes have been cloned and sequenced, however, the exon-intron organization was reported for only one human desmocollin gene, DSC2. We elucidated the exon-intron structures of the DSC1 and DSC3 genes using PCR amplification of genomic DNA and direct sequencing of BAC clones. The results suggest a strong evolutionary conservation between the genomic organization of the desmocollin genes.
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