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Envoplakin

Envoplakin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EVPL gene.[1][2][3]


Interactions

Interactions

Envoplakin has been shown to interact with PPL.[4][5]

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Ruhrberg C, Williamson JA, Sheer D, Watt FM (Mar 1997). “Chromosomal localisation of the human envoplakin gene (EVPL) to the region of the tylosis oesophageal cancer gene (TOCG) on 17q25”. Genomics. 37 (3): 381–5. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0573. PMID 8938451.
  2. Risk JM, Ruhrberg C, Hennies H, Mills HS, Di Colandrea T, Evans KE, Ellis A, Watt FM, Bishop DT, Spurr NK, Stevens HP, Leigh IM, Reis A, Kelsell DP, Field JK (Sep 1999). “Envoplakin, a possible candidate gene for focal NEPPK/esophageal cancer (TOC): the integration of genetic and physical maps of the TOC region on 17q25”. Genomics. 59 (2): 234–42. doi:10.1006/geno.1999.5857. PMID 10409435.
  3. “Entrez Gene: EVPL envoplakin”.
  4. Karashima, Tadashi; Watt Fiona M (Dec 2002). “Interaction of periplakin and envoplakin with intermediate filaments”. J. Cell Sci. 115 (Pt 24): 5027–37. doi:10.1242/jcs.00191. ISSN 0021-9533. PMID 12432088.
  5. Ruhrberg, C; Hajibagheri M A; Parry D A; Watt F M (Dec 1997). “Periplakin, a novel component of cornified envelopes and desmosomes that belongs to the plakin family and forms complexes with envoplakin”. J. Cell Biol. 139 (7): 1835–49. doi:10.1083/jcb.139.7.1835. ISSN 0021-9525. PMC 2132639. PMID 9412476.
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