Function
Major high molecular weight protein of desmosomes. Involved in the organization of the desmosomal cadherin-plakoglobin complexes into discrete plasma membrane domains and in the anchoring of intermediate filaments to the desmosomes.
Similarity
Belongs to the plakin or cytolinker family.
Sequence
MSCNGGSHPRINTLGRMTRAESGPDLRYEMTYSGGGGGGGGGGGGGTSRTFYSHSRRCTVNDQNSDGYCQTGTMSRHQNQNTIQEMLQNCSDCLMRAELIAQPELKFGEGMQLAWNRELDEYFTQANDQMEIIDGLIREMRQMGQPCDAYQKRLLQLQEQMRALYKAISVPRVRRASSKGAGGYTCQSGSGWDEFTKRLTGECLGWMRQQREEMDLMAWGVDAGSVEQHINSHRSIHNTIGDYRWQLDKIKADLREKSAIYQLEEEYENLLKASFERMDHLRQLQNIIQATSREIMWINDCEEEELLYDWSDKNTNIAQKQEAFSIRMSQLEVKEKELNKLKQESDQLVLNQHPASDKIEAYMDTLQTQWSWILQITKCIDVHLKENAAYFQFFEEAQSTEAYLKGLQDSIRKKYPCDKNMPLQHLLEQIKELEKEREKIIEYKRQVQNLVNKSKKIVQLKPRNPDYRSNKPIILRALCDYKQDQKIVHKGDECILKDNNERSKWYVTGPGGVDMLVPSVGLIIPPPNPLAVDLSCKIEQYYEAILALWNQLYINMKSLVSWHYCMIDIEKIRAMTIAKLKTMRQEDYMKTIEDLELHYQDFIKNSQGSEMFGDDDKRRMQSQFTDAQKHYQTLVIQLPGHPQHQTVTKTEITHLGTCQDVNHNKVIETNRENDKQETWLLMELQKIRRQMEHCEARMTLKNLLLAEQGSTHHITVKINELKSVQNDSQALAEVLNQLKDMLANFRGSEKYCYLQNEIFGLFQKLENINGVSDGYLNSLCSVRALLQAILQTEDMLKVYEARLTEEETVCLDLDKVEAYRCGLKKIKNDLNLKKSLLATMKTELQKAQQIHSQSSQQYPLYDLDLGKFTEKVTQLTDRWQKIDKQIDFRLWDLEKQIKQLRNYRDNYQSFCKWLYDAKRRQDSLESMKFGDSNTVMRFLNEQKNLHSEISGKRDKSEEVHKIAELCANSIKDYELQLASYTSGLETLLNIPIKRTMVQSPSGVILQEAADIHARYIELLTRSGDYYRFLSEMLKSLEDLKLKNTKIEVLEEELRLARDANSENCNKNKFLDQNLQKYQAECSQFKAKLVSLEELKRQAELDGKSAKQNLDKCYGQIKELNEKITRLTYEIEDEKRRRKTVEDRFDQQKNDYDQLQKARQCEKENLSWQKLESEKAIKEKEYEIERLRVLLQEEGARKREYENELAKVRNHYNEEMSNLRNKYETEINITKTTIKEISMQKEDDSKNLRNQMDRLSRENRDLKDEIVRLNDSILQATEQRRRAEENALQQKACGSETMQKKQRLEIELKQVIQQRSEDNARHKQSLEEAAKTIQDKNKEIERLKAEYQEEAKRRWEYENELSKVRNSYDEEIISLKNQFETEINITKTTIHQLTMQKEEDTSGYRAQIDNLTRENRSLCEEVKRLKNTLAQTTENLRRVEENAQQQKATGSEMSQRKQQLEIELRQVTQMRTEESMRYKQSLDDAAKTIQDKNKEIERLKQLVDKETNERKCLEDENSKLQRVQYDLQKANNSATEAMSKLKVQEQELTRLRIDYERVSQERTVKDQDITRIQSSLKDLQLQKQKAEEELSRLKRTASDESSKRKMLEEELEAMRRSLKEQAVKITNLTQQLEQASIVKKRSEDDLRQQRDVLDGHVREKQRTQEELRRLSLDVEALRRQLVQEQENVKQAHLRNEHFQKAIEDKSRSLNESKIEIERLQSLTENLTKEHLMLEEELRNLRLEYDDLRRGRSEADSDKNSTISELRSQLQISNNRTLELQGLINDLQRERENLRQEIEKFQKQALEASNRIQESKSQCTQVVQERESLLVKIKVLEQDKARLQRLEDELNRAKATLEAESRVKQRLECEKQQIQNDLNQWKTQYSRKEETIRKIESEREKSEREKNSLRSEIERLQAEIKRIEERCRRKLEDSSRETQSQLESERCRLQKEIEKLRQRPYGSHRETQTEYEWTVDSSKLVFDGLRKKVTAMQLYECQLIDKTTLDKLLKGKKSVEEVASEIQPFLRGAGAIAGASASPKEKYSLVEAKRKKFITPESTVMLLEAQAATGGIIDPHRNEKLTVDNAVARDLIDFDDRQQIYTAEKAITGFDDPFSGKTVSVSEAIKKNLIDRETGMRLLEAQLASGGVVDPVNSVFLPKDVALARGLIDRDLYRSLNDPRDSQKNFVDPITKKKVSYMQLRERCRIEPHTGLLLLSVQKRSMSFQGIRQPVTVTELVDSGILRPSTVNELESGQISYDEVGERIKDFLQGSSCIAGIYNETTKQKLGIYEAMKIGLVRPGTALELLEAQAATGFIVDPVSNLRLPVEEAYKRGLVGIEFKEKLLSAERAVTGYNDPETGNIISLFQAMNKELIEKGHGIRLLEAQIATGGIIDPKESHRLPVDMAYKRGYFNEELSEILSDPSDDTKGFFDPNTEENLTYLQLKERCIKDEETGLCLLPLKEKKKQVQTSQKNTLRKRRVVIVDPETNKEMSVQEAYKKGLIDYDTFKELCEQECEWEEITITGSDGSTRVVLVDRKTGSQYDIQDAIDKGLVDRKFFDQYRSGSLSLTQFADMISLKNGVGNSSGLGGSVNDDVFSSSRHDSVSKISTISSVRNLTIRSSSLSDPLEESSPIAAIFDTENLEKISIAEGIERGIVDSITGQRLLEAQACTGGIIHPTTGQKLSLQDAVNQGLIDQDMATRLKPAQKAFIGFEGVKGKKKMSAAEAVKEKWLPYEAGQRFLEFQFLTGGLVDPEVHGRISTEEAIRKGFIDGRAAQRLQDISSYAKILTCPKTKLKISYKDAMNRSMVEDITGLRLLEAASVSSKGLPSPYNMSAPGSRSGSRSGSRSGSRSGSRSGSRRGSFDATGNSSYSYSYSFSSSSIGGY