"Plectin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D051190
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.220.790.750 D12.776.744.736
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| Concept/Terms |
Plectin- Plectin
- Hemidesmosomal Protein HD1
- HD1, Hemidesmosomal Protein
- 500-kDa HD1 Protein
- 500 kDa HD1 Protein
- HD1 Protein, 500-kDa
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plectin" by people in Profiles.
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Myofiber integrity depends on desmin network targeting to Z-disks and costameres via distinct plectin isoforms. J Cell Biol. 2008 May 19; 181(4):667-81.
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