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desmosomes that join
cells to one another.
Desmogleins are
targeted in the
autoimmune disease pemphigus.
Desmoglein proteins are a type of cadherin, which...
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Desmoglein-1 is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the DSG1 gene.
Desmoglein-1 is
expressed everywhere in the skin epidermis, but
mainly it is expressed...
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pemphigus vulgaris antigen is, like the
genes coding for the
other two
known desmogleins, ****igned to
chromosome 18".
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- in the skin
known as
desmogleins.
These proteins form the glue that
keeps skin
cells attached and the skin intact. When
desmogleins are attacked, skin cells...
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which auto-antibodies
target desmogleins. PV is
caused by
circulating autoantibodies (IgG) that
target Dsg3 (
Desmoglein 3) and
sometimes Dsg1. PV is manifested...
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junctions between epithelial, myocardial, and
certain other cell types.
Desmogleins and
desmocollins connect extracellularly via
homophilic and heterophilic...
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Desmoglein-4 is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the DSG4 gene. List of
conditions caused by
problems with
junctional proteins GRCh38:
Ensembl release...
- via
attachment points called desmosomes. When
autoantibodies attack desmogleins, the
cells become separated from each
other and the
epidermis becomes...
-
autoimmune disease caused by
antibodies directed against both
desmoglein 1 and
desmoglein 3
present in desmosomes. Loss of
desmosomes results in loss of...
- complexes. The
cadherin superfamily includes cadherins, protocadherins,
desmogleins, desmocollins, and more. In structure, they
share cadherin repeats, which...
