PKP1 is a protein with 82 kDa. Has various molecular functions, such as lamin binding. Is involved in several biological processes, including cell adhesion.
Intermediate filament binding ,lamin binding , signal transducer activity ,structural constituent of epidermis
OMIM Disease
Ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome
Used cell type
HaCaT, MCF-7, CaCo2
Used Stimuli
Heat shock, sodium arsenite
Subcellular Localization
Nucleus, desmosome
Reference
Hofmann, I.; Casella, M.; Schnölzer, M.; Schlechter, T.; Spring, H.; Franke, WW. (2006). Identification of the Junctional Plaque Protein Plakophilin 3 in Cytoplasmic Particles Containing RNA-binding Proteins and the Recruitment of Plakophilins 1 and 3 to Stress Granules. Mol Biol Cell. 17(3): 1388–1398