plectin

plectin
plec·tin (plekґtin) a 500-kD homodimeric protein chemically related to the plakins, which attaches intermediate filaments to hemidesmosomes and plasma membranes; mutations in the gene for producing plectin causes a type of epidermolysis bullosa simplex.

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