Definition & Meaning | English word PLECTIN

Definitions of PLECTIN

1. (protein) A very large protein that maintains the structural integrity of tissue

Examples of Using PLECTIN in a Sentence

• At the hemidesmosome, plectin and BPAG1 associate with transmembrane proteins α6β4 integrin, a type of cell adhesion molecule, and BP180/collagen XVII, linking K5/K14 filaments in the basal cells to the basal lamina.
• Types include desmoplakin, envoplakin, periplakin, plectin, bullous pemphigoid antigen 1, corneodesmosin, and microtubule actin cross-linking factor.
• She has studied the role of keratin in non-melanoma skin cancers and hereditary skin diseases, and discovered that numerous genetic diseases of the skin are caused by mutations in keratin, plectin, desmosomal proteins and connexins.

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