LOCUS       AY168788                3531 bp    mRNA    linear   HUM 01-MAY-2004
DEFINITION  Homo sapiens desmoglein 4 (DSG4) mRNA, complete cds.
ACCESSION   AY168788
VERSION     AY168788.1
KEYWORDS    .
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  JOURNAL   Unpublished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             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..3531
                     /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000250885"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
                     /chromosome="18"
                     /map="18q12"
                     /cell_type="epidermal keratinocyte"
     gene            1..3531
                     /gene="DSG4"
     CDS             30..3209
                     /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"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="desmoglein 4"
                     /protein_id="AAO43657.1"
                     /translation="MDWLFFRNICLLIILMVVMEVNSEFIVEVKEFDIENGTTKWQTV
                     RRQKREWIKFAAACREGEDNSKRNPIAKIRSDCESNQKITYRISGVGIDRPPYGVFTI
                     NPRTGEINITSVVDREITPLFLIYCRALNSRGEDLERPLELRVKVMDINDNAPVFSQS
                     VYTASIEENSDANTLVVKLCATDADEENHLNSKIAYKIVSQEPSGAPMFILNRYTGEV
                     CTMSSFLDREQHSMYNLVVRGSDRDGAADGLSSECDCRIKVLDVNDNFPTLEKTSYSA
                     SIEENCLSSELIRLQAIDLDEEGTDNWLAQYLILSGNDGNWFDIQTDPQTNEGILKVV
                     KMLDYEQAPNIQLSIGVKNQADFHYSVASQFQMHPTPVRIQVVDVREGPAFHPSTMAF
                     SVREGIKGSSLLNYVLGTYTAIDLDTGNPATDVRYIIGHDAGSWLKIDSRTGEIQFSR
                     EFDKKSKYIINGIYTAEILAIDDGSGKTATGTICIEVPDINDYCPNIFPERRTICIDS
                     PSVLISVNEHSYGSPFTFCVVDEPPGIADMWDVRSTNATSAILTAKQVLSPGFYEIPI
                     LVKDSYNRACELAQMVQLYACDCDDNHMCLDSGAAGIYTEDITGDTYGPVTEDQAGVS
                     NVGLGPAGIGMMVLGILLLILAPLLLLLCCCKQRQPEGLGTRFAPVPEGGEGVMQSWR
                     IEGAHPEDRLFSAYALPGGGGTADGGGSVLGRCALQATPALLNQHPPFSEIYTNTYAA
                     GGTVEGGVSGVELNTGMGTAVGLMAAGAAGASGAARKRSSTMGTLRDYADADINMAFL
                     DSYFSEKAYAYADEDEGRPANDCLLIYDHEGVGSPVGSIGCCSWIVDDLDESCMETLD
                     PKFRTLAEICLNTEIEPFPSHQACIPISTDLPLLGPNYFVNESSGLTPSEVEFQEEMA
                     ASEPVVHGDIIVTETYGNADPCVQPTTIIFDPQLAPNVVVTEAVMAPVYDIQGNICVP
                     AELADYNNVIYAERVLASPGVPDMSNSSTTEGCMGPVMSGNILVGPEIQVMQMMSPDL
                     PIGQTVGSTSPMTSRHRVTRYSNIHYTQQ"
BASE COUNT         1035 a          722 c          835 g          939 t
ORIGIN      
        1 ggatttgcgt gcaagagaaa cccaaaggaa tggattggct cttcttcaga aacatttgcc
       61 ttttgatcat tctaatggtg gtgatggaag taaacagtga atttattgtt gaggtgaagg
      121 aatttgacat tgaaaatggc actacaaaat ggcaaacagt cagaagacaa aagcgggagt
      181 ggatcaagtt tgccgcagcc tgtcgagaag gagaggacaa ctcgaagagg aaccccattg
      241 ccaaaattcg atcagactgc gaatcgaacc agaagataac ataccgaatt tctggagtag
      301 ggattgatcg accaccatat ggggtattca ccattaatcc tcgcactggg gaaattaaca
      361 tcacttcagt ggtagacaga gaaataactc cacttttctt gatctattgc cgggctctga
      421 attcacgggg tgaagattta gaaaggcctc ttgagcttag agtcaaagtt atggacataa
      481 atgataacgc tccagtcttt tcgcaaagtg tatacacagc cagtattgaa gaaaatagtg
      541 atgccaatac attggtagta aagttatgtg ccacagatgc agatgaagaa aatcatctga
      601 attctaaaat tgcctacaag atcgtctctc aggagccatc aggtgcaccc atgttcattc
      661 tgaataggta cactggagaa gtctgcacca tgtccagttt cttggacaga gagcaacaca
      721 gtatgtacaa cctggttgtg agaggctcag atcgggatgg agctgcagat ggactgtctt
      781 ctgagtgtga ctgtagaatc aaggttttag acgtcaacga taatttcccc accttagaga
      841 aaacttcata ctcagccagt attgaagaga attgtttaag ttcggaactg atacgattac
      901 aagcaattga tcttgatgaa gaaggcactg ataactggtt ggctcaatat ttaattctct
      961 ctggaaatga tgggaattgg ttcgatattc aaacagatcc acaaaccaat gaaggcattt
     1021 tgaaagttgt caagatgctg gattatgaac aagcacctaa cattcagctt agtatcggag
     1081 ttaaaaacca agctgatttt cactactccg ttgcttctca attccaaatg cacccaaccc
     1141 ctgtgagaat tcaagttgtt gatgtgagag aaggacctgc atttcatcca agtactatgg
     1201 cttttagtgt gcgggaagga ataaaaggaa gttccttatt gaattatgtg cttggcacat
     1261 atacagccat agatttggac acaggaaacc ctgcaacaga tgtcagatat atcatagggc
     1321 atgatgcagg cagctggtta aaaattgatt caagaactgg tgagatacaa ttttctagag
     1381 aatttgataa gaagtcaaaa tatattatca atgggatata cacagcagag atcctggcta
     1441 tagatgatgg ctctggaaaa acagctacag gaaccatatg tattgaggtt cctgatatca
     1501 atgattattg tccaaacatt tttcctgaaa gaagaaccat ctgcattgac tctccatcag
     1561 tccttatctc tgttaatgaa cattcttatg ggtctccgtt tactttctgt gttgttgatg
     1621 agccaccagg aatagctgac atgtgggatg tcagatcaac aaatgctacc tcggcaatcc
     1681 ttacggctaa gcaggtttta tctccaggat tttatgaaat cccaatcctg gtgaaggaca
     1741 gctataacag agcatgtgaa ttggcacaaa tggtgcagtt atatgcctgt gattgcgatg
     1801 acaaccacat gtgcctggac tctggtgccg cgggcatcta cacagaggac ataactggtg
     1861 acacgtatgg gcctgtcact gaagaccaag ctggagtttc aaatgttggt cttggaccag
     1921 cagggattgg catgatggtt ctgggcatcc tgctactgat tttggctcca ctcttgctgc
     1981 tcctgtgttg ctgcaaacag agacagccag aaggcctggg aacaagattt gctcctgtgc
     2041 ctgagggcgg agaaggagtg atgcagtctt ggagaattga aggggcccat cccgaggaca
     2101 ggctttttag cgcctacgcc ttgccgggtg gtggtggcac cgcagacggc ggcggcagcg
     2161 ttttaggcag atgcgcgctg caggcaactc cagcgctgtt aaaccaacat cctccctttt
     2221 cagaaatcta caccaacacc tatgcagccg ggggcacggt ggaaggaggt gtatcgggag
     2281 tggagctcaa cacaggtatg gggacagccg ttggcctcat ggccgcaggg gccgcaggag
     2341 cctcaggggc cgcaaggaag aggagctcta ccatgggaac cctgcgggac tacgctgacg
     2401 cagacatcaa catggctttc ttggacagct acttctcgga gaaagcgtat gcttatgcag
     2461 atgaagatga aggtcgacca gccaatgact gcttgctcat ttatgaccac gagggagtcg
     2521 ggtctcccgt aggctctatt ggttgttgca gttggattgt ggatgactta gatgaaagct
     2581 gcatggaaac tttagatcca aaatttagga ctcttgctga gatctgctta aacacagaaa
     2641 ttgaaccatt tccttcacac caggcttgta taccaatcag tactgacctc cctttgctcg
     2701 gacctaatta ctttgttaat gaatcttcag gattgactcc ctcagaagtt gaattccaag
     2761 aagaaatggc agcatctgaa cccgtggtcc atggggatat tattgtgact gagacttacg
     2821 gtaatgctga tccatgtgtg caacccacta caattatttt tgatcctcag cttgcaccca
     2881 atgttgtagt aaccgaagca gtaatggcac ctgtctatga tattcaaggg aatatttgtg
     2941 tacctgctga gttagcagat tacaacaatg taatctatgc tgagagagta ctggctagtc
     3001 ctggtgtgcc tgacatgagc aatagtagca cgactgaggg ttgtatggga cctgtgatga
     3061 gcggcaatat tttagtaggg ccagaaattc aagtgatgca aatgatgagt ccagaccttc
     3121 ccataggcca aaccgttggc tccacatccc ccatgacatc tcgacacaga gtaacacgat
     3181 acagtaacat acattacacc caacagtaag tgctttatgg tcagtattct atgtggagat
     3241 cttgcacctt gtaatcatca atacatccac caaaaatata taatgtacca tatatattaa
     3301 tagtcaacaa atactcagat attctaaggt caatgccatt atttgattat accattttga
     3361 gggtgaatat ggctaggcac tttagataag cctttttaaa attctttctg attttaaata
     3421 atgcgtcaaa aaatgtgcag aaaatgtatt gcatcccttg atactgtcta acgaatagca
     3481 cataactcgt attgtgaatc ctatgggtct tgaggcctgt agaaccaatc t
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