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Official Full Name: dishevelled segment polarity protein 1
Also known as: DVL; DRS2; DVL1L1; DVL1P1
DVL1, the human homolog of the Drosophila disheveled gene (dsh), encodes a cytoplasmic phosphorylated protein that regulates cell proliferation and serves as a sensor molecule for developmental processes, including cell division and neuroblast specification. DVL1 is a candidate gene for neuroblastoma transformation. Schwartz-Jampel syndrome and Charcott-Marie-tooth disease type 2A have been mapped to the same region as DVL1. The phenotypes of these disorders may be consistent with defects caused by aberrant expression of DVL genes during development.