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Desmoglein-3: Function, Interactions & Overview

Desmoglein-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DSG3 gene. In the skin epidermis Desmoglein-3 is expressed in the basal lower layers of the epidermis, and dominates in terms of expression on mucosal surfaces compared to Desmoglein-1.

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Desmoglein-3 topic overview

The analysis highlights Function, Interactions and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Desmoglein-3.

Related topics
6
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
9
Extracted relationships
86
Related term clusters
7
Bridge connections
9

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Function · 2 topics
Interactions · 2 topics
Overview · 2 topics

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Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
DSG3, CDHF6, PVA, desmoglein 3, ABOLM
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes5EQX
Band
18q12.1 · 18 A2|18 11.39 cM
Bgee
gums · gingival epithelium · mucosa of pharynx · oral cavity · body of tongue
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 18 (human) · Chromosome 18 (mouse)

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Overview

Function

Interactions

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Advanced semantic analysis

How Desmoglein-3 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Desmoglein-3 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Desmoglein-3 → body of tongue, cervix epithelium, conjunctival fornix, cornea, esophagus, gingival epithelium, gums, hair follicle, hand, human penis, lip, lumbar spinal ganglion, mucosa of pharynx, oral cavity, skin of abdomen, skin of back, skin of external ear, skin of thigh, vulva Another extracted example is Desmoglein-3 → calcium ion binding, cell adhesion, cell junction, cell-cell adhesion, cell-cell junction, cornification, cornified envelope, cytosol, desmosome, extracellular exosome, homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules, integral component of membrane, keratinization, membrane, metal ion binding, plasma membrane. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Desmoglein-3

Top relations

Bgee · 19
Desmoglein-3 → body of tongue, cervix epithelium, conjunctival fornix, cornea, esophagus, gingival epithelium, gums, hair follicle, hand, human penis, lip, lumbar spinal ganglion, mucosa of pharynx, oral cavity, skin of abdomen, skin of back, skin of external ear, skin of thigh, vulva
RNA expression pattern · 19
Desmoglein-3 → body of tongue, cervix epithelium, conjunctival fornix, cornea, esophagus, gingival epithelium, gums, hair follicle, hand, human penis, lip, lumbar spinal ganglion, mucosa of pharynx, oral cavity, skin of abdomen, skin of back, skin of external ear, skin of thigh, vulva
Gene ontology · 16
Desmoglein-3 → calcium ion binding, cell adhesion, cell junction, cell-cell adhesion, cell-cell junction, cornification, cornified envelope, cytosol, desmosome, extracellular exosome, homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules, integral component of membrane, keratinization, membrane, metal ion binding, plasma membrane
related to Function · 6
Desmoglein-3 → Currently, Desmoglein, Desmoglein-1, Desmosomes, ESCC, Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Band · 2
Desmoglein-3 → 18 A2|18 11.39 cM, 18q12.1
Chr. · 2
Desmoglein-3 → Chromosome 18 (human), Chromosome 18 (mouse)
End · 2
Desmoglein-3 → 20,680,516 bp, 31,478,702 bp
related to Pathogenicity · 2
Desmoglein-3 → Desmoglein, Pathogenicity
Aliases · 1
Desmoglein-3 → DSG3, CDHF6, PVA, desmoglein 3, ABOLM
Available structures · 1
Desmoglein-3 → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes5EQX

Important terminology

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Important terminology

desmoglein bp gene chr human band chromosome 18 skin dsg3 protein cell location pemphigus mouse expressed expression function vulgaris antibodies

Desmoglein-3 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 86 structured relationships around Desmoglein-3. Examples in this analysis include Desmoglein-3 → Aliases → DSG3, CDHF6, PVA, desmoglein 3, ABOLM and Desmoglein-3 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes5EQX. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Desmoglein-3AliasesDSG3, CDHF6, PVA, desmoglein 3, ABOLM1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes5EQX1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Band18q12.11.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Band18 A2|18 11.39 cM1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeegums1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeegingival epithelium1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeemucosa of pharynx1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeeoral cavity1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeebody of tongue1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeehuman penis1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeevulva1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeecervix epithelium1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeeskin of thigh1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeeskin of abdomen1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeeesophagus1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeeskin of external ear1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeeconjunctival fornix1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeecornea1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeelip1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeeskin of back1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeehair follicle1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeelumbar spinal ganglion1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Bgeehand1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Chr.Chromosome 18 (human)1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3Chr.Chromosome 18 (mouse)1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3End31,478,702 bp1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3End20,680,516 bp1.00infobox
Desmoglein-3EnsemblENSG000001347571.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Desmoglein-3 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mucosal, Antibodies and Skin. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • gene
    • Chromosome
    • Location
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • A2
    • End
    • External
    • Function
    • Mouse
    • Search
    • Protein
  • function
    • External
    • Search
    • Location
    • Cell-cell
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Chromosome
    • Gene
    • A2
    • Binding
    • Component
  • Desmoglein-3
    • Mucosal
    • Antibodies
    • Skin
    • Binding
    • Desmoglein-1
    • Expressed
    • Expression
    • Pathogenicity
    • Cell
    • Dsg3
    • Protein
    • Vulgaris
  • desmoglein-3
    • Mucosal
    • Antibodies
    • Skin
    • Binding
    • Desmoglein-1
    • Expressed
    • Expression
    • Pathogenicity
    • Cell
    • Dsg3
    • Protein
    • Vulgaris
  • desmosomes
    • End
    • Expressed
    • Expression
    • External
    • Function
    • Mouse
    • Search
    • Dsg3
    • Location
    • Protein
    • Human
    • Gene
  • pemphigus vulgaris
    • Pemphigus
    • Vulgaris
    • Skin
    • Antibodies
    • Desmoglein-1
    • Mucosal
    • Protein
    • Desmoglein-3
  • protein
    • Skin
    • Search
    • Vulgaris
    • Pemphigus

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Desmoglein-3, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Desmoglein-3 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Desmoglein-3 — Overview · splits 7 ⟂ 3
Desmoglein-3 — Function · splits 7 ⟂ 3
Desmoglein-3 — Interactions · splits 7 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Desmoglein-3

Nodes10
Edges9
Triples86
Avg. degree1.8
Density0.2
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Desmoglein-3 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Function, Interactions & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Desmoglein-3 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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