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DSEL, also known as NCAG1, is a 1,212 amino acid multi-pass membrane protein expressed in various regions of the brain and multiple peripheral tissues. Belonging to the dermatan-sulfate isomerase family, DSEL contains a chondroitin sulfate sulfotransferase domain, which suggests that DSEL may be involved in dermatan sulfate biosynthesis. Dermatan sulfate is believed be involved in iduronic acid-dependent interactions with growth factors, selectins, cytokines and coagulation inhibitors. The gene encoding DSEL is located on human chromosome 18 and has been linked to bipolar disease. Human chromosome 18 houses over 300 protein-coding genes and contains nearly 76 million bases. There are a variety of diseases associated with defects in chromosome 18-localized genes, some of which include Trisomy 18 (also known as Edwards syndrome), Niemann-Pick disease, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, erythropoietic protoporphyria and follicular lymphomas. |