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Plakin

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epiplakinnoun(biochemistry) An epidermal plakin
plakophilinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins, found in the cytoskeleton, that are essential for the formation and stabilization of desmosomal cell contacts.
plakoglobinnoun(biochemistry) A catenin protein that is a component of desmosomes.
desmoplakinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins isolated from desmosomes
patellinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins associated with cell plate formation during cytokinesis
spectraplakinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of exceptionally long, intracellular proteins that have the rare ability to bind to all three cytoskeletal elements: actin, microtubules, and intermediate filaments
kindlinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of adhesion plaque proteins that activate integrins
dystoninnoun(biochemistry) A neuronal protein that is a form of plakin
junctophilinnounAny of a class of proteins associated with junctional complexes.
periplakinnounA protein that is a component of desmosomes and of the epidermal cornified envelope in keratinocytes.
vinculinnoun(biochemistry) A membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton
plectinnoun(biochemistry) A very large protein that maintains the structural integrity of tissue
pleckstrinnoun(biochemistry) A protein found in platelets
cingulinnoun(biochemistry) A dimeric protein found in tight junctions
tektinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of polymeric cytoskeletal proteins
pininnoun(gene) PNN, the pinin gene, which encodes for the pinin protein
filaggrinnoun(biochemistry) A filament-associated protein that binds to keratin fibres in epithelial cells
drebrinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of cytoplasmic proteins associated with actin
adherens junctionnoun(biology) A protein complex that occurs at cell-cell junctions in epithelial tissues
matrix proteinnoun(biochemistry) Any structural protein

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