| Entrez gene ID | | 5317 |
| Official gene symbol | | PKP1 |
| Full name | | plakophilin 1 (ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome) |
| Aliases | | ,B6P,MGC138829, |
| Gene 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] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q32 |
| Gene position | | 201252580 - 201302121 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 49542 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 601975 |
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