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Plakophilins

Known as: Plakophilins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Members of the armadillo family of proteins that are found in DESMOSOMES and interact with various proteins including desmocadherins; DESMOPLAKIN… 
National Institutes of Health

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2018
2018
Armc8 is an evolutionarily conserved armadillo protein involved in cell–cell adhesion complexes through multiple molecular interactions
Armadillo-repeat-containing protein 8 (Armc8) belongs to the family of armadillo-repeat containing proteins, which have been… 
2018
2018
A recessive mutation in the DSP gene linked to cardiomyopathy, skin fragility and hair defects impairs the binding of desmoplakin to epidermal keratins and the muscle‐specific intermediate filament…
Desmoplakin (DSP) is a cytolinker of the plakin family. It mediates the connection of intermediate filaments (IFs) to desmosomes… 
2011
2011
Mesenchymal–epithelial transitions: Spontaneous and cumulative syntheses of epithelial marker molecules and their assemblies to novel cell junctions connecting human hematopoietic tumor cells to…
Using biochemical as well as light‐ and electron‐microscopic immunolocalization methods, in cultures of unicellular human blood… 
2011
2011
Expression of Plakophilins ( PKP 1 , PKP 2 , and PKP 3 ) in Gastric Cancers
Background: The importance of cell-cell junction proteins (including armadillo proteins) in tumor biology is known, but limited… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Plakophilins--hard work in the desmosome, recreation in the nucleus?
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Targeting of p0071 to desmosomes and adherens junctions is mediated by different protein domains
p0071, a member of the armadillo protein family, is most closely related to p120ctn and the plakophilins 1-3. Whereas… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The cadherin superfamily.
The poster provides an overview of the cadherin superfamily, depicting representative molecules for several subfamilies, and… 
2000
2000
Extracellularly truncated desmoglein 1 compromises desmosomes in MDCK cells.
The formation and stability of epithelial tissue involves cell adhesion and the connection of the intermediate filaments of… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Plakophilin 3--a novel cell-type-specific desmosomal plaque protein.
Desomosomes are cell-cell adhesion structures of epithelia and some non-epithelial tissues, such as heart muscle and the… 
1999
1999
Plakophilin, armadillo repeats, and nuclear localization
  • M. Klymkowsky
  • Microscopy research and technique (Print)
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 24271435
Plakophilins are armadillo‐repeat containing proteins, identified through their localization to desmosomes. Expressed in a wide… 
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