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GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
DCD (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
AIDD, DCD-1, DSEP, HCAP, PIF
Description
Dermcidin (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This antimicrobial gene encodes a secreted protein that is subsequently processed into mature peptides of distinct biological activities. The C-terminal peptide is constitutively expressed in sweat and has antibacterial and antifungal activities. The N-terminal peptide, also known as diffusible survival evasion peptide, promotes neural cell survival under conditions of severe oxidative stress. A glycosylated form of the N-terminal peptide may be associated with cachexia (muscle wasting) in cancer patients. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]
Transporters Transporter channels and pores Predicted secreted proteins Secreted proteins predicted by MDSEC SignalP predicted secreted proteins Phobius predicted secreted proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted secreted proteins Plasma proteins Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
