LOCUS       AAO43657.1              1059 aa    PRT              HUM 01-MAY-2004
DEFINITION  Homo sapiens desmoglein 4 protein.
ACCESSION   AY168788-1
PROTEIN_ID  AAO43657.1
SOURCE      Homo sapiens (human)
  ORGANISM  Homo sapiens
            Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
            Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;
            Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 3531)
  AUTHORS   Nguyen,V.T.
  TITLE     Experimental Mouse Model-Passive Transfer of Nondesmoglein 1 and 3
            Antibodies for Pemphigus Vulgaris
  JOURNAL   (in) Chan,L.S. (Ed.);
            ANIMAL MODELS OF HUMAN INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES;
            CRC Press LLC, FL, USA (2003)
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 3531)
  AUTHORS   Nguyen,V.T.
  TITLE     Novel Pemphigus Vulgaris Antigen Desmoglein 4 has an Important Role
            in Mediating Keratinocyte Adhesion
  JOURNAL   Unpublished
REFERENCE   3  (bases 1 to 3531)
  AUTHORS   Nguyen,V.T.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (25-OCT-2002) Dermatology, University of California,
            Davis, Neuroscience Building, 1515 Newton Court, Davis, CA 95616,
            USA
FEATURES             Qualifiers
     source          /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000250885"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
                     /chromosome="18"
                     /map="18q12"
                     /cell_type="epidermal keratinocyte"
     protein         /gene="DSG4"
                     /note="cadherin; keratinocyte adhesion molecule;
                     recombinant protein is recognized by Homo sapiens
                     pemphigus vulgaris antibody to desmoglein 3, a classical
                     autoimmune skin blistering disease antigen encoded by
                     GenBank Accession Number M76482; may have a role in
                     mediating keratinocyte adhesion"
BEGIN
        1 MDWLFFRNIC LLIILMVVME VNSEFIVEVK EFDIENGTTK WQTVRRQKRE WIKFAAACRE
       61 GEDNSKRNPI AKIRSDCESN QKITYRISGV GIDRPPYGVF TINPRTGEIN ITSVVDREIT
      121 PLFLIYCRAL NSRGEDLERP LELRVKVMDI NDNAPVFSQS VYTASIEENS DANTLVVKLC
      181 ATDADEENHL NSKIAYKIVS QEPSGAPMFI LNRYTGEVCT MSSFLDREQH SMYNLVVRGS
      241 DRDGAADGLS SECDCRIKVL DVNDNFPTLE KTSYSASIEE NCLSSELIRL QAIDLDEEGT
      301 DNWLAQYLIL SGNDGNWFDI QTDPQTNEGI LKVVKMLDYE QAPNIQLSIG VKNQADFHYS
      361 VASQFQMHPT PVRIQVVDVR EGPAFHPSTM AFSVREGIKG SSLLNYVLGT YTAIDLDTGN
      421 PATDVRYIIG HDAGSWLKID SRTGEIQFSR EFDKKSKYII NGIYTAEILA IDDGSGKTAT
      481 GTICIEVPDI NDYCPNIFPE RRTICIDSPS VLISVNEHSY GSPFTFCVVD EPPGIADMWD
      541 VRSTNATSAI LTAKQVLSPG FYEIPILVKD SYNRACELAQ MVQLYACDCD DNHMCLDSGA
      601 AGIYTEDITG DTYGPVTEDQ AGVSNVGLGP AGIGMMVLGI LLLILAPLLL LLCCCKQRQP
      661 EGLGTRFAPV PEGGEGVMQS WRIEGAHPED RLFSAYALPG GGGTADGGGS VLGRCALQAT
      721 PALLNQHPPF SEIYTNTYAA GGTVEGGVSG VELNTGMGTA VGLMAAGAAG ASGAARKRSS
      781 TMGTLRDYAD ADINMAFLDS YFSEKAYAYA DEDEGRPAND CLLIYDHEGV GSPVGSIGCC
      841 SWIVDDLDES CMETLDPKFR TLAEICLNTE IEPFPSHQAC IPISTDLPLL GPNYFVNESS
      901 GLTPSEVEFQ EEMAASEPVV HGDIIVTETY GNADPCVQPT TIIFDPQLAP NVVVTEAVMA
      961 PVYDIQGNIC VPAELADYNN VIYAERVLAS PGVPDMSNSS TTEGCMGPVM SGNILVGPEI
     1021 QVMQMMSPDL PIGQTVGSTS PMTSRHRVTR YSNIHYTQQ
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