FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as PLEC_HUMAN, PLEC, PLEC1. Interlinks intermediate filaments with microtubules and microfilaments and anchors intermediate filaments to desmosomes or hemidesmosomes. Could also bind muscle proteins such as actin to membrane complexes in muscle. May be involved not only in the filaments network, but also in the regulation of their dynamics. Structural component of muscle. Isoform 9 plays a major role in the maintenance of myofiber integrity. Homodimer or homotetramer. Interacts (via actin-binding domain) with SYNE3. Interacts (via calponin-homology (CH) 1 domain) with VIM (via rod region) (By similarity). Interacts (via N-terminus) with DST isoform 2 (via N-terminus) (PubMed:19932097). Interacts with FER. Interacts with TOR1A (PubMed:18827015). Interacts with ANK3 (PubMed:21223964). Identified in complexes that contain VIM, EZR, AHNAK, BFSP1, BFSP2, ANK2, PLEC, PRX and spectrin (By similarity). Interacts with COL17A1 (PubMed:12482924).

EXTERNAL LINKS

PLEC

Plectin

PLEC

Molecular Synopsis