DCHS2
Sign in to saveAlso known as CDH27, CDHJ, CDHR7, PCDH23, PCDHJ, dachsous cadherin-related 2
Protein dachsous homolog 2, also known as protocadherin-23 (PCDH23) or cadherin-27 (CDH27), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCHS2 gene.
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It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 4.
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Gene data
DCHS2- Name
- dachsous cadherin-related 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Chromosome
- HSCHR4_12_CTG12
- Aliases
- CDH27, CDHJ, CDHR7, PCDH23, PCDHJ
This gene encodes a large protein that contains many cadherin domains and likely functions in cell adhesion. Genome-wide association studies suggest that this gene may be important in Alzheimer's disease, compressive strength index, and appendicular lean mass. [provided by RefSeq, May 2017].
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Gene · Ensembl
dachsous cadherin-related 2
- Symbol
- DCHS2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 4:154,231,742-154,491,804
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 130686
- genetic association
- Alzheimer's disease
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/54798
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- chromosome
- human chromosome 4
- genomic start
- 154231742
- genomic end
- 154491799
- cytogenetic location
- 4q31.3
- expressed in
- caudate nucleus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
- Further reading
Protein dachsous homolog 2, also known as protocadherin-23 (PCDH23) or cadherin-27 (CDH27), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCHS2 gene.
DCHS2 has been implicated in the nose angle (how much a nose is upturned). As well as facial genetics
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