A corneodesmosina é unha proteína que nos humanos está codificada no xeneCDSN.[1][2][3]
Este xene codifica unha proteína que se atopa nos corneodesmosomas, que se localizan na epiderme humana e noutros epitelios cornificados escamosos. Durante a matuduración das capas cornificadas, a proteína sofre unha serie de clivaxes, que se pensa que son necesarios para que se produza a descamación da pel. O xene está localizado na rexión do cromosoma 6 correspondente ao complexo maior de histocompatibilidade (MHC) de clase I.[3]
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