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Des Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Des
  • Name
    desmin
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:94885
    NCBI Gene: 13346
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:75336973-75345223 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 38.85 cM, cytoband C3
  • Mapping Data
    14 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    263 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    1
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_94885
 protein coding gene Chr1:75336936-75345223 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200034743
 protein coding gene Chr1:72996774-73005017 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195009447
 protein coding gene Chr1:72422007-72430249 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220010082
 protein coding gene Chr1:72566983-72575225 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180018692
 protein coding gene Chr1:72683828-72692079 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175017284
 protein coding gene Chr1:72822373-72830614 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215022324
 protein coding gene Chr1:72729160-72737410 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014297
 protein coding gene Chr1:68842325-68850628 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005024665
 protein coding gene Chr1:72447348-72455618 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210039580
 protein coding gene Chr1:72505850-72514091 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185031305
 protein coding gene Chr1:73600224-73608465 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205020068
 protein coding gene Chr1:72178425-72186669 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000002778
 protein coding gene Chr1:72499190-72507459 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230011111
 protein coding gene Chr1:73589864-73598105 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190025690
 protein coding gene Chr1:72731980-72740240 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225039325
 protein coding gene Chr1:76804999-76813240 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010012628
 protein coding gene Chr1:72079831-72088090 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010016873
 protein coding gene Chr1:74165355-74174277 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005013432
 protein coding gene Chr1:72353202-72361459 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DES, desmin
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DES, desmin
  • Synonyms
    CDCD3, CSM1, CSM2, LGMD1D, LGMD1E, LGMD2R
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1674
    UniProt: P17661

  • Chr Location
    2q35; chr2:219417474-219426739 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with Des mouse models; 6 with human DES associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    4 with disease annotations
  • References
    5 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    83 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    6 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    8 images
    108 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit histologically detectable defects of cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle. Defects in the heart are most severe, and lead to calcification, progressive degeneration, and necrosis of the myocardium.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    59
  • GO References
    29
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    1142
  • Tissues
    213
  • cDNA Data
    186
  • Literature Summary
    359
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000026208 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8251 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000027409 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3028 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000027409 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 469 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 207
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 187
      Primer pair 13
      Other 4
      Antibodies 48

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-8830
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 553
      Developmental Gene Expression 359
      Diseases 5
      Gene Ontology 29
      Phenotypes 108
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • Latest
      J:386731 Stanley EV, et al., Myocardial YBX1 is dispensable for cardiac development and function. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2026 Jun 1;330(6):H2014-H2024
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    09/01/2026
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