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DSCAM DS cell adhesion molecule [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 1826, updated on 3-Apr-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
DSCAMprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
DS cell adhesion moleculeprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:3039
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000171587 MIM:602523; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3039
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
CHD2; CHD2-42; CHD2-52
Summary
This gene is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of cell adhesion molecules (Ig-CAMs), and is involved in human central and peripheral nervous system development. This gene is a candidate for Down syndrome and congenital heart disease (DSCHD). A gene encoding a similar Ig-CAM protein is located on chromosome 11. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2012]
Expression
Biased expression in brain (RPKM 4.3), spleen (RPKM 0.3) and 2 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See DSCAM in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
21q22.2
Exon count:
33
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 21 NC_000021.9 (40010999..40847158, complement)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 21 NC_060945.1 (38398213..39235595, complement)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 21 NC_000021.8 (41382926..42219084, complement)

Chromosome 21 - NC_000021.9Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41150548-41151747 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC107985500 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr21:41184118-41184339 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41217248-41218447 Neighboring gene immunoglobulin superfamily member 5 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41223988-41224489 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr21:41241262-41241415 Neighboring gene meiotic recombination hotspot PCP4-1 Neighboring gene meiotic recombination hotspot PCP4-2 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak4411 silencer Neighboring gene Purkinje cell protein 4 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41400415-41400914 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr21:41436401-41436568 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41474546-41475047 Neighboring gene microRNA 4760 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41709903-41711102 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105369294 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41792223-41793422 Neighboring gene DSCAM antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene small nucleolar RNA SNORA51 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41919896-41920505 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41959554-41960078 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:41995355-41995997 Neighboring gene DSCAM intronic transcript 1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124905066 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42241274-42241775 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42296237-42296738 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42296739-42297238 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42306817-42307318 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42308234-42309433 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42326589-42327160 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42331949-42332650 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42339602-42340102 Neighboring gene yrdC N(6)-threonylcarbamoyltransferase domain containing pseudogene 3 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42424381-42425580 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42474333-42474833 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr21:42513074-42513270 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr21:42519321-42519905 Neighboring gene long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 323

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2023-10-10)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Haploinsufficency

Some evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2023-10-10)

ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMed

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Duffy-null-associated low neutrophil counts influence HIV-1 susceptibility in high-risk South African black women.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of ancestry-specific TB risk in the South African Coloured population.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of co-occurring anxiety in major depression.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study on overall survival of advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Novel genetic loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population.
EBI GWAS Catalog
TSPYL5 SNPs: association with plasma estradiol concentrations and aromatase expression.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables cell-cell adhesion mediator activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables netrin receptor binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein tyrosine kinase binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in axon guidance IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in axon guidance ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in camera-type eye photoreceptor cell differentiation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in cell adhesion TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in central nervous system development IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in dendrite morphogenesis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in dendrite self-avoidance IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in dendrite self-avoidance ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in locomotory behavior IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of cell adhesion ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in nervous system development TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in netrin-activated signaling pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of phosphorylation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in post-embryonic retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in retina layer formation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in synapse assembly ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in axon IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in axon ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in dendrite ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in extracellular region IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in growth cone ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
is_active_in neuronal cell body IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in neuronal cell body ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in synapse ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
cell adhesion molecule DSCAM
Names
Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001271534.3NP_001258463.1  cell adhesion molecule DSCAM isoform 2 precursor

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) uses an alternate in-frame splice site in the 3' coding region, compared to variant 1. This results in a shorter protein (isoform 2), compared to isoform CHD2-42.
    Source sequence(s)
    AF023449, AF043945, AF064862, AF289030, BM684380
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q59GH3
    Conserved Domains (8) summary
    cd00096
    Location:424493
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain
    cd05734
    Location:707784
    Ig7_DSCAM; Seventh immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion molecule (DSCAM)
    smart00408
    Location:239300
    IGc2; Immunoglobulin C-2 Type
    smart00409
    Location:44113
    IG; Immunoglobulin
    smart00410
    Location:236310
    IG_like; Immunoglobulin like
    cd00063
    Location:13801470
    FN3; Fibronectin type 3 domain; One of three types of internal repeats found in the plasma protein fibronectin. Its tenth fibronectin type III repeat contains an RGD cell recognition sequence in a flexible loop between 2 strands. Approximately 2% of all ...
    pfam07679
    Location:690784
    I-set; Immunoglobulin I-set domain
    cl11960
    Location:802889
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain
  2. NM_001389.5NP_001380.2  cell adhesion molecule DSCAM isoform CHD2-42 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001380.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the longer isoform (CHD2-42).
    Source sequence(s)
    AF043945, AF064862, AF217525, BE503065, BM684380
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS42929.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O60468, O60469
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q59GH3
    Related
    ENSP00000383303.1, ENST00000400454.6
    Conserved Domains (8) summary
    cd05734
    Location:707784
    Ig_DSCAM; Immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion molecule (DSCAM)
    smart00408
    Location:518575
    IGc2; Immunoglobulin C-2 Type
    cd00063
    Location:13801470
    FN3; Fibronectin type 3 domain; One of three types of internal repeats found in the plasma protein fibronectin. Its tenth fibronectin type III repeat contains an RGD cell recognition sequence in a flexible loop between 2 strands. Approximately 2% of all ...
    pfam07679
    Location:235310
    I-set; Immunoglobulin I-set domain
    pfam13927
    Location:407488
    Ig_3; Immunoglobulin domain
    cd00096
    Location:13031369
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain
    cl11960
    Location:802889
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain
    cl28434
    Location:596686
    I-set; Immunoglobulin I-set domain

RNA

  1. NR_073202.3 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) uses an alternate splice site in an internal exon, compared to variant 1. This variant is represented as non-coding because the use of the 5'-most supported translational start codon, as used in variant 1, renders the transcript a candidate for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD).
    Source sequence(s)
    AF023450, AF043945, AF064862, AF217525, BM684380

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000021.9 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    40010999..40847158 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_017028281.2XP_016883770.1  cell adhesion molecule DSCAM isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q8WY19
    Related
    ENSP00000478698.1, ENST00000617870.4
    Conserved Domains (7) summary
    cd00096
    Location:188257
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain
    cd05734
    Location:471548
    Ig7_DSCAM; Seventh immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion molecule (DSCAM)
    smart00408
    Location:364
    IGc2; Immunoglobulin C-2 Type
    smart00410
    Location:174
    IG_like; Immunoglobulin like
    cd00063
    Location:11441234
    FN3; Fibronectin type 3 domain; One of three types of internal repeats found in the plasma protein fibronectin. Its tenth fibronectin type III repeat contains an RGD cell recognition sequence in a flexible loop between 2 strands. Approximately 2% of all ...
    pfam07679
    Location:454548
    I-set; Immunoglobulin I-set domain
    cl11960
    Location:566653
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain

Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_025791814.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    150307..986812 complement
    Download
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054333308.1XP_054189283.1  cell adhesion molecule DSCAM isoform X1

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060945.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    38398213..39235595 complement
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054324369.1XP_054180344.1  cell adhesion molecule DSCAM isoform X2