DCHS1

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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.

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.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been shown to cause mitral valve prolapse

Further reading

• Rose JE, Behm FM, Drgon T, et al. "Personalized smoking cessation: interactions between nicotine dose, dependence and quit-success genotype score". Mol. Med. 16 (7–8): 247–53. doi:10.2119/molmed.2009.00159. PMC 2896464. PMID 20379614.
• Nakajima D, Nakayama M, Kikuno R, et al. (2001). "Identification of three novel non-classical cadherin genes through comprehensive analysis of large cDNAs". Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res. 94 (1–2): 85–95. doi:10.1016/S0169-328X(01)00218-2. PMID 11597768.

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.