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Preferred term

Dystonin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A plakin characterized by repeat sequences homologous to SPECTRIN and PLECTIN and C-terminal EF HAND MOTIFS. It functions as an integrator of INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS, ACTIN and MICROTUBULES in cytoskeleton networks. It is required for anchoring intermediate filaments to the actin cytoskeleton in neural and muscle cells as well as anchoring KERATIN-containing intermediate filaments to HEMIDESMOSOMES in EPITHELIAL CELLS.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 230-240 kDa Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen
  • 230 kDa Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen
  • Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 1
  • Hemidesmosomal Plaque Protein

In other languages

  • French

  • Antigène de 230 kDa de la pemphigoïde bulleuse
  • Antigène de 230-240 kDa de la pemphigoïde bulleuse
  • Antigène-1 de la pemphigoïde bulleuse
  • Protéine de la plaque hémidesmosomale

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NB4FWX9W-V

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