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TITLE Novel Pemphigus Vulgaris Antigen Desmoglein 4 has an Important Role in Mediating Keratinocyte Adhesion JOURNAL Unpublished REFERENCE 3 (bases 1 to 3531) AUTHORS Nguyen,V.T. TITLE Direct Submission JOURNAL Submitted (25-OCT-2002) Dermatology, University of California, Davis,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 //