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PKP1

plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)

Synonyms:
B6P
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  • Human(5317) Summary: This gene encodes a member of the arm-repeat (armadillo) and plakophilin gene families. Plakophilin proteins contain numerous armadillo repeats, localize to cell desmosomes and nuclei, and participate in linking cadherins to intermediate filaments in the cytoskeleton. This protein may be involved in molecular recruitment and stabilization during desmosome formation. Mutations in this gene have been associated with the ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]
  • Mouse(18772) plakophilin 1
  • Rat(304822) plakophilin 1
  • dog(607140) plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)
  • sheep(101109291) plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)
  • domestic guinea pig(100733998) plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)
  • naked mole-rat(101724616) plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)
  • cow(281405) plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)
  • Horse(100051894) plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)
  • domestic cat(101099353) plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)
  • chicken(421158) plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome)

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