General Information of Drug Off-Target (DOT) (ID: OTJPB2TO)

DOT Name Desmoglein-2 (DSG2)
Synonyms Cadherin family member 5; HDGC
Gene Name DSG2
Related Disease
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy ( )
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10 ( )
B-cell neoplasm ( )
Inflammatory bowel disease ( )
Prostate cancer ( )
Prostate carcinoma ( )
Alzheimer disease ( )
Arrhythmia ( )
Brugada syndrome ( )
Carcinoma ( )
Cardiac disease ( )
Cardiac failure ( )
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ( )
Clear cell renal carcinoma ( )
Colitis ( )
Colon cancer ( )
Colon carcinoma ( )
Congestive heart failure ( )
Cowden disease ( )
Crohn disease ( )
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1A ( )
Distal myopathy ( )
Epithelial neoplasm ( )
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ( )
Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ( )
Gastric cancer ( )
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy ( )
Matthew-Wood syndrome ( )
Multiple sclerosis ( )
Neoplasm ( )
Non-small-cell lung cancer ( )
Renal cell carcinoma ( )
Stomach cancer ( )
Systemic sclerosis ( )
Ulcerative colitis ( )
Ventricular tachycardia ( )
Adenovirus infection ( )
Advanced cancer ( )
Basal cell nevus syndrome ( )
Hereditary diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma ( )
Pemphigus vulgaris ( )
Obsolete familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy ( )
Cardiomyopathy ( )
Dilated cardiomyopathy ( )
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1BB ( )
Hepatocellular carcinoma ( )
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ( )
Melanoma ( )
Squamous cell carcinoma ( )
UniProt ID
DSG2_HUMAN
3D Structure
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2D Sequence (FASTA)
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3D Structure (PDB)
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PDB ID
2YQG; 5ERD; 5J5J; 6QNT; 6QNU; 6SIT; 7A7D; 7AGF; 7AGG; 8QJX; 8QJY; 8QK3
Pfam ID
PF00028
Sequence
MARSPGRAYALLLLLICFNVGSGLHLQVLSTRNENKLLPKHPHLVRQKRAWITAPVALRE
GEDLSKKNPIAKIHSDLAEERGLKITYKYTGKGITEPPFGIFVFNKDTGELNVTSILDRE
ETPFFLLTGYALDARGNNVEKPLELRIKVLDINDNEPVFTQDVFVGSVEELSAAHTLVMK
INATDADEPNTLNSKISYRIVSLEPAYPPVFYLNKDTGEIYTTSVTLDREEHSSYTLTVE
ARDGNGEVTDKPVKQAQVQIRILDVNDNIPVVENKVLEGMVEENQVNVEVTRIKVFDADE
IGSDNWLANFTFASGNEGGYFHIETDAQTNEGIVTLIKEVDYEEMKNLDFSVIVANKAAF
HKSIRSKYKPTPIPIKVKVKNVKEGIHFKSSVISIYVSESMDRSSKGQIIGNFQAFDEDT
GLPAHARYVKLEDRDNWISVDSVTSEIKLAKLPDFESRYVQNGTYTVKIVAISEDYPRKT
ITGTVLINVEDINDNCPTLIEPVQTICHDAEYVNVTAEDLDGHPNSGPFSFSVIDKPPGM
AEKWKIARQESTSVLLQQSEKKLGRSEIQFLISDNQGFSCPEKQVLTLTVCECLHGSGCR
EAQHDSYVGLGPAAIALMILAFLLLLLVPLLLLMCHCGKGAKGFTPIPGTIEMLHPWNNE
GAPPEDKVVPSFLPVDQGGSLVGRNGVGGMAKEATMKGSSSASIVKGQHEMSEMDGRWEE
HRSLLSGRATQFTGATGAIMTTETTKTARATGASRDMAGAQAAAVALNEEFLRNYFTDKA
ASYTEEDENHTAKDCLLVYSQEETESLNASIGCCSFIEGELDDRFLDDLGLKFKTLAEVC
LGQKIDINKEIEQRQKPATETSMNTASHSLCEQTMVNSENTYSSGSSFPVPKSLQEANAE
KVTQEIVTERSVSSRQAQKVATPLPDPMASRNVIATETSYVTGSTMPPTTVILGPSQPQS
LIVTERVYAPASTLVDQPYANEGTVVVTERVIQPHGGGSNPLEGTQHLQDVPYVMVRERE
SFLAPSSGVQPTLAMPNIAVGQNVTVTERVLAPASTLQSSYQIPTENSMTARNTTVSGAG
VPGPLPDFGLEESGHSNSTITTSSTRVTKHSTVQHSYS
Function Component of intercellular desmosome junctions. Involved in the interaction of plaque proteins and intermediate filaments mediating cell-cell adhesion.
Tissue Specificity All of the tissues tested and carcinomas.
KEGG Pathway
Cytoskeleton in muscle cells (hsa04820 )
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (hsa05412 )
Reactome Pathway
Keratinization (R-HSA-6805567 )
Formation of the cornified envelope (R-HSA-6809371 )
RAC2 GTPase cycle (R-HSA-9013404 )
RHOG GTPase cycle (R-HSA-9013408 )
RAC3 GTPase cycle (R-HSA-9013423 )
Apoptotic cleavage of cell adhesion proteins (R-HSA-351906 )

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This DOT

49 Disease(s) Related to This DOT
Disease Name Disease ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy DIS3V2BE Definitive Autosomal dominant [1]
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10 DIS087RB Definitive Autosomal dominant [2]
B-cell neoplasm DISVY326 Definitive Biomarker [3]
Inflammatory bowel disease DISGN23E Definitive Biomarker [4]
Prostate cancer DISF190Y Definitive Biomarker [5]
Prostate carcinoma DISMJPLE Definitive Biomarker [5]
Alzheimer disease DISF8S70 Strong Genetic Variation [6]
Arrhythmia DISFF2NI Strong Biomarker [7]
Brugada syndrome DISSGN0E Strong Biomarker [8]
Carcinoma DISH9F1N Strong Altered Expression [9]
Cardiac disease DISVO1I5 Strong Genetic Variation [10]
Cardiac failure DISDC067 Strong Genetic Variation [11]
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia DISJ5D6U Strong Biomarker [12]
Clear cell renal carcinoma DISBXRFJ Strong Biomarker [13]
Colitis DISAF7DD Strong Biomarker [4]
Colon cancer DISVC52G Strong Altered Expression [14]
Colon carcinoma DISJYKUO Strong Biomarker [14]
Congestive heart failure DIS32MEA Strong Genetic Variation [11]
Cowden disease DISMYKCE Strong Biomarker [15]
Crohn disease DIS2C5Q8 Strong Biomarker [15]
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1A DIS0RK9Z Strong Biomarker [12]
Distal myopathy DIS7F5R0 Strong Genetic Variation [16]
Epithelial neoplasm DIS0T594 Strong Biomarker [17]
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma DIS5N2GV Strong Biomarker [18]
Familial dilated cardiomyopathy DISBHDU9 Strong GermlineCausalMutation [19]
Gastric cancer DISXGOUK Strong Altered Expression [20]
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy DISUGBZL Strong Altered Expression [21]
Matthew-Wood syndrome DISA7HR7 Strong Biomarker [22]
Multiple sclerosis DISB2WZI Strong Biomarker [23]
Neoplasm DISZKGEW Strong Biomarker [24]
Non-small-cell lung cancer DIS5Y6R9 Strong Altered Expression [25]
Renal cell carcinoma DISQZ2X8 Strong Biomarker [13]
Stomach cancer DISKIJSX Strong Altered Expression [20]
Systemic sclerosis DISF44L6 Strong Biomarker [26]
Ulcerative colitis DIS8K27O Strong Biomarker [27]
Ventricular tachycardia DISIBXJ3 Strong Genetic Variation [28]
Adenovirus infection DISUYSBZ moderate Biomarker [29]
Advanced cancer DISAT1Z9 moderate Altered Expression [30]
Basal cell nevus syndrome DIST8BC2 moderate Biomarker [31]
Hereditary diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma DISUIBYS moderate Genetic Variation [9]
Pemphigus vulgaris DISENR62 moderate Biomarker [32]
Obsolete familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy DIS4FXO4 Supportive Autosomal dominant [19]
Cardiomyopathy DISUPZRG Limited Genetic Variation [33]
Dilated cardiomyopathy DISX608J Limited Autosomal dominant [1]
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1BB DISO5CEK Limited Autosomal recessive [2]
Hepatocellular carcinoma DIS0J828 Limited Altered Expression [34]
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy DISQG2AI Limited Genetic Variation [35]
Melanoma DIS1RRCY Limited Altered Expression [36]
Squamous cell carcinoma DISQVIFL Limited Altered Expression [37]
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Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) Jump to Detail Molecular Interaction Atlas of This DOT
This DOT Affected the Drug Response of 1 Drug(s)
Drug Name Drug ID Highest Status Interaction REF
Arsenic trioxide DM61TA4 Approved Desmoglein-2 (DSG2) decreases the response to substance of Arsenic trioxide. [53]
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15 Drug(s) Affected the Gene/Protein Processing of This DOT
Drug Name Drug ID Highest Status Interaction REF
Valproate DMCFE9I Approved Valproate increases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [38]
Ciclosporin DMAZJFX Approved Ciclosporin increases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [39]
Tretinoin DM49DUI Approved Tretinoin decreases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [40]
Cisplatin DMRHGI9 Approved Cisplatin increases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [41]
Ivermectin DMDBX5F Approved Ivermectin decreases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [42]
Temozolomide DMKECZD Approved Temozolomide decreases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [43]
Calcitriol DM8ZVJ7 Approved Calcitriol increases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [44]
Triclosan DMZUR4N Approved Triclosan increases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [45]
Phenobarbital DMXZOCG Approved Phenobarbital affects the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [46]
Benzo(a)pyrene DMN7J43 Phase 1 Benzo(a)pyrene decreases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [47]
PMID28460551-Compound-2 DM4DOUB Patented PMID28460551-Compound-2 increases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [48]
SB-431542 DM0YOXQ Preclinical SB-431542 increases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [49]
Bisphenol A DM2ZLD7 Investigative Bisphenol A decreases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [50]
Trichostatin A DM9C8NX Investigative Trichostatin A increases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [51]
Milchsaure DM462BT Investigative Milchsaure decreases the expression of Desmoglein-2 (DSG2). [52]
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