Desmocollin-1 (DSC1) (Extracellular) (human) antibody

Anti-Desmocollin-1 (DSC1) (Extracellular) (human) antibody is recommended for immunofluorescence labeling, IHC, or western blot of materials from human tissues.

Desmocollin-1, also known as Cadherin family member 1 (CDHF1), is encoded by the DSC1 gene in human. Desmocollin-1 is a calcium-dependent glycoprotein that is a member of the desmocollin subfamily of the cadherin superfamily. Desmocollins, along with the desmogleins, are found primarily in epithelial cells where they constitute the desmosomes, a type of cell junction required for cell adhesion. Desmocollins contain an amino-terminal extracellular domain or ectodomain or EC domain that is followed by a transmembrane domain and a carboxyl-terminal intracellular domain. The extracellular domain mediates intercellular interactions in the desmosome whereas the intracellular domain mediates Desmocollin interaction with intermediate filaments.