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Preferred term

Plectin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A cytoskeletal linker protein with a molecular weight of greater than 500 kDa. It binds INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; and ACTIN CYTOSKELETON and plays a central role in the organization and stability of the CYTOSKELETON. Plectin is phosphorylated by CALMODULIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE A; and PROTEIN KINASE C.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • 500-kDa HD1 Protein
  • Hemidesmosomal Protein HD1

In other languages

  • French

  • Plectine HD-1
  • Protéine HD-1
  • Protéine hémidesmosomique HD-1
  • Protéine hémidesmosomique HD1

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z6LK5XQH-0

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