Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 5339
Gene name Plectin
Gene symbol PLEC
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EBS1EBS5AEBS5BEBS5CEBS5DEBSMDEBSNDEBSOEBSOGEBSPAHD1LGMD2QLGMDR17PCNPLEC1PLEC1bPLTN
Chromosome 8
Chromosome location 8q24.3
Summary Plectin is a prominent member of an important family of structurally and in part functionally related proteins, termed plakins or cytolinkers, that are capable of interlinking different elements of the cytoskeleton. Plakins, with their multi-domain struct
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs2855760 C>A,G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign Intron variant, synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
rs2855765 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
rs2857824 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign Missense variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant
rs34132016 C>G,T Benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs34365303 G>A,T Likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004076 hsa-miR-7-5p Microarray 19073608
MIRT023142 hsa-miR-124-3p Proteomics;Microarray 18668037
MIRT004076 hsa-miR-7-5p Microarray 19073608
MIRT032043 hsa-miR-16-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT040211 hsa-miR-615-3p CLASH 23622248
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000902 Process Cell morphogenesis IEA
GO:0002102 Component Podosome IEA
GO:0002102 Component Podosome ISS
GO:0002162 Function Dystroglycan binding IEA
GO:0002522 Process Leukocyte migration involved in immune response IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601282 9069 ENSG00000178209
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q15149
Protein name Plectin (PCN) (PLTN) (Hemidesmosomal protein 1) (HD1) (Plectin-1)
Protein function 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
PDB 1MB8 , 2N03 , 2ODU , 2ODV , 3F7P , 3PDY , 3PE0 , 4GDO , 4Q58 , 4Q59 , 5J1F , 5J1G , 5J1H , 5J1I
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03501 S10_plectin 7 101 Plectin/S10 domain Domain
PF00307 CH 179 283 Calponin homology (CH) domain Domain
PF00307 CH 295 401 Calponin homology (CH) domain Domain
PF17902 SH3_10 930 996 SH3 domain Domain
PF18373 Spectrin_like 1031 1108 Spectrin like domain Domain
PF00681 Plectin 2827 2867 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 2865 2905 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 2941 2981 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3155 3195 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3193 3233 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3269 3309 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3486 3526 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3524 3564 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3600 3640 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3821 3861 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3859 3899 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 3935 3975 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 4064 4104 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 4102 4142 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 4178 4218 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 4279 4309 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 4447 4487 Plectin repeat Repeat
PF00681 Plectin 4523 4563 Plectin repeat Repeat
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed with highest levels in muscle, heart, placenta and spinal cord.
Sequence
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VRETFAWCHFYWYLTNEGIAHLRQYLHLPPEIVPASLQRVR
RPVAMVMPARRTPHVQAVQ
GPLGSPPKRGPLPTEEQRVYRRKELEEVSPETPVVPATTQRTLARPGPEPAPATDERDRV
QKKTFTKWVNKHLIKAQRHISDLYEDLRDGHNLISLLEVLSGDSLPREKGRMRFHKLQNV
QIALDYLRHRQVKLVNIRNDDIADGNPKLTLGLIWTIILHFQI
SDIQVSGQSEDMTAKEK
LLLWSQRMVEGYQGLRCDNFTSSWRDGRLFNAIIHRHKPLLIDMNKVYRQTNLENLDQAF
SVAERDLGVTRLLDPEDVDVPQPDEKSIITYVSSLYDAMPR
VPDVQDGVRANELQLRWQE
YRELVLLLLQWMRHHTAAFEERRFPSSFEEIEILWSQFLKFKEMELPAKEADKNRSKGIY
QSLEGAVQAGQLKVPPGYHPLDVEKEWGKLHVAILEREKQLRSEFERLECLQRIVTKLQM
EAGLCEEQLNQADALLQSDVRLLAAGKVPQRAGEVERDLDKADSMIRLLFNDVQTLKDGR
HPQGEQMYRRVYRLHERLVAIRTEYNLRLKAGVAAPATQVAQVTLQSVQRRPELEDSTLR
YLQDLLAWVEENQHRVDGAEWGVDLPSVEAQLGSHRGLHQSIEEFRAKIERARSDEGQLS
PATRGAYRDCLGRLDLQYAKLLNSSKARLRSLESLHSFVAAATKELMWLNEKEEEEVGFD
WSDRNTNMTAKKESYSALMRELELKEKKIKELQNAGDRLLREDHPARPTVESFQAALQTQ
WSWMLQLCCCIEAHLKENAAYFQFFSDVREAEGQLQKLQEALRRKYSCDRSATVTRLEDL
LQDAQDEKEQLNEYKGHLSGLAKRAKAVVQLKPRHPAHPMRGRLPLLAVCDYKQVEVTVH
KGDECQLVGPAQPSHWKVLSSSGSEAAVPSVCFLVP
PPNQEAQEAVTRLEAQHQALVTLW
HQLHVDMKSLLAWQSLRRDVQLIRSWSLATFRTLKPEEQRQALHSLELHYQAFLRDSQDA
GGFGPEDRLMAEREYGSCSHHYQQLLQS
LEQGAQEESRCQRCISELKDIRLQLEACETRT
VHRLRLPLDKEPARECAQRIAEQQKAQAEVEGLGKGVARLSAEAEKVLALPEPSPAAPTL
RSELELTLGKLEQVRSLSAIYLEKLKTISLVIRGTQGAEEVLRAHEEQLKEAQAVPATLP
ELEATKASLKKLRAQAEAQQPTFDALRDELRGAQEVGERLQQRHGERDVEVERWRERVAQ
LLERWQAVLAQTDVRQRELEQLGRQLRYYRESADPLGAWLQDARRRQEQIQAMPLADSQA
VREQLRQEQALLEEIERHGEKVEECQRFAKQYINAIKDYELQLVTYKAQLEPVASPAKKP
KVQSGSESVIQEYVDLRTHYSELTTLTSQYIKFISETLRRMEEEERLAEQQRAEERERLA
EVEAALEKQRQLAEAHAQAKAQAEREAKELQQRMQEEVVRREEAAVDAQQQKRSIQEELQ
QLRQSSEAEIQAKARQAEAAERSRLRIEEEIRVVRLQLEATERQRGGAEGELQALRARAE
EAEAQKRQAQEEAERLRRQVQDESQRKRQAEVELASRVKAEAEAAREKQRALQALEELRL
QAEEAERRLRQAEVERARQVQVALETAQRSAEAELQSKRASFAEKTAQLERSLQEEHVAV
AQLREEAERRAQQQAEAERAREEAERELERWQLKANEALRLRLQAEEVAQQKSLAQAEAE
KQKEEAEREARRRGKAEEQAVRQRELAEQELEKQRQLAEGTAQQRLAAEQELIRLRAETE
QGEQQRQLLEEELARLQREAAAATQKRQELEAELAKVRAEMEVLLASKARAEEESRSTSE
KSKQRLEAEAGRFRELAEEAARLRALAEEAKRQRQLAEEDAARQRAEAERVLAEKLAAIG
EATRLKTEAEIALKEKEAENERLRRLAEDEAFQRRRLEEQAAQHKADIEERLAQLRKASD
SELERQKGLVEDTLRQRRQVEEEILALKASFEKAAAGKAELELELGRIRSNAEDTLRSKE
QAELEAARQRQLAAEEERRRREAEERVQKSLAAEEEAARQRKAALEEVERLKAKVEEARR
LRERAEQESARQLQLAQEAAQKRLQAEEKAHAFAVQQKEQELQQTLQQEQSVLDQLRGEA
EAARRAAEEAEEARVQAEREAAQSRRQVEEAERLKQSAEEQAQARAQAQAAAEKLRKEAE
QEAARRAQAEQAALRQKQAADAEMEKHKKFAEQTLRQKAQVEQELTTLRLQLEETDHQKN
LLDEELQRLKAEATEAARQRSQVEEELFSVRVQMEELSKLKARIEAENRALILRDKDNTQ
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RLKAEAELLQQQKELAQEQARRLQEDKEQMAQQLAEETQGFQRTLEAERQRQLEMSAEAE
RLKLRVAEMSRAQARAEEDAQRFRKQAEEIGEKLHRTELATQEKVTLVQTLEIQRQQSDH
DAERLREAIAELEREKEKLQQEAKLLQLKSEEMQTVQQEQLLQETQALQQSFLSEKDSLL
QRERFIEQEKAKLEQLFQDEVAKAQQLREEQQRQQQQMEQERQRLVASMEEARRRQHEAE
EGVRRKQEELQQLEQQRRQQEELLAEENQRLREQLQLLEEQHRAALAHSEEVTASQVAAT
KTLPNGRDALDGPAAEAEPEHSFDGLRRKVSAQRLQEAGILSAEELQRLAQGHTTVDELA
RREDVRHYLQGRSSIAGLLLKATNEKLSVYAALQRQLLSPGTALILLEAQAASGFLLDPV
RNRRLTVNEAVKEGVVGPELHHKLL
SAERAVTGYKDPYTGQQISLFQAMQKGLIVREHGI
RLLEAQIATGGVIDPVHSHRVPVDVAYRRGYFDEEMNRVLADPSDDTKGFFDPNTHENLT
YLQLLERCVEDPETGLCLLPLTDKAAKGGELVYTDSEARDVFEKATVSAPFGKFQGKTVT
IWEIINSEYFTAEQRRDLLRQFRTGRITVEKIIKIIITVVEEQEQKGRLCFEGLRSLVPA
AELLESRVIDRELYQQLQRGERSVRDVAEVDTVRRALRGANVIAGVWLEEAGQKLSIYNA
LKKDLLPSDMAV
ALLEAQAGTGHIIDPATSARLTVDEAVRAGLVGPEFHEKLLSAEKAVT
GYRDPYTGQSVSLFQALKKGLIPREQGLRLLDAQLSTGGIVDPSKSHRVPLDVACARGCL
DEETSRALS
APRADAKAYSDPSTGEPATYGELQQRCRPDQLTGLSLLPLSEKAARARQEE
LYSELQARETFEKTPVEVPVGGFKGRTVTVWELISSEYFTAEQRQELLRQFRTGKVTVEK
VIKILITIVEEVETLRQERLSFSGLRAPVPASELLASGVLSRAQFEQLKDGKTTVKDLSE
LGSVRTLLQGSGCLAGIYLEDTKEKVSIYEAMRRGLLRATTAALLLEAQAATGFLVDPVR
NQRLYVHEAVKAGVVGPELHEQLL
SAEKAVTGYRDPYSGSTISLFQAMQKGLVLRQHGIR
LLEAQIATGGIIDPVHSHRVPVDVAYQRGYFSEEMNRVLA
DPSDDTKGFFDPNTHENLTY
RQLLERCVEDPETGLRLLPLKGAEKAEVVETTQVYTEEETRRAFEETQIDIPGGGSHGGS
TMSLWEVMQSDLIPEEQRAQLMADFQAGRVTKERMIIIIIEIIEKTEIIRQQGLASYDYV
RRRLTAEDLFEARIISLETYNLLREGTRSLREALEAESAWCYLYGTGSVAGVYLPGSRQT
LSIYQALKKGLLSAEVAR
LLLEAQAATGFLLDPVKGERLTVDEAVRKGLVGPELHDRLLS
AERAVTGYRDPYTEQTISLFQAMKKELIPTEEALRLLDAQLATGGIVDPRLGFHLPLEVA
YQRGYLNKDTHDQLS
EPSEVRSYVDPSTDERLSYTQLLRRCRRDDGTGQLLLPLSDARKL
TFRGLRKQITMEELVRSQVMDEATALQLREGLTSIEEVTKNLQKFLEGTSCIAGVFVDAT
KERLSVYQAMKKGIIRPGTAF
ELLEAQAATGYVIDPIKGLKLTVEEAVRMGIVGPEFKDK
LL
SAERAVTGYKDPYSGKLISLFQAMKKGLILKDHGIRLLEAQIATGGIIDPEESHRLPV
EVAYKRGLFDEEMNEILT
DPSDDTKGFFDPNTEENLTYLQLMERCITDPQTGLCLLPLKE
KKRERKTSSKSSVRKRRVVIVDPETGKEMSVYEAYRKGLIDHQTYLELSEQECEWEEITI
SSSDGVVKSMIIDRRSGRQYDIDDAIAKNLIDRSALDQYRAGTLSITEFADMLSGNAGGF
RSRSSSVGSSSSYPISPAVSRTQLASWSDPTEETGPVAGILDTETLEKVSITEAMHRNLV
DNITGQRLLEAQACTGGIIDPSTGERFPVTDAVNKGLVDKIMVDRINLAQKAFCGFEDPR
TKTKMSAAQALKKGWLYYEAGQRFLEVQYLTGGLIEPDTPGRVPLDEALQRGTVDARTAQ
KLR
DVGAYSKYLTCPKTKLKISYKDALDRSMVEEGTGLRLLEAAAQSTKGYYSPYSVSGS
GSTAGSRTGSRTGSRAGSRRGSFDATGSGFSMTFSSSSYSSSGYGRRYASGSSASLGGPE
SAVA
Sequence length 4684
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Cytoskeleton in muscle cells   Assembly of collagen fibrils and other multimeric structures
Caspase-mediated cleavage of cytoskeletal proteins
Type I hemidesmosome assembly
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Abnormality of the musculature Likely pathogenic rs781823434, rs1554711139, rs864309673 RCV001814429
RCV001814526
RCV001814009
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Abnormality of the skin Likely pathogenic rs2132086965 RCV001814352
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1554669959, rs1554671979, rs376827900, rs2131325419, rs2132991341, rs1554686620, rs1554691029, rs2131949494, rs1554702689, rs2130817714, rs2131422085, rs2131471759, rs2133006435, rs1823561323, rs2131284343
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RCV001386622
RCV001381862
RCV001384546
RCV001387275
RCV001650502
View all (64 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex Pathogenic rs1822243280, rs1824069966 RCV001352839
RCV001352837
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign; Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA ClinGen, Disgenet, Orphanet
ClinGen, Disgenet, Orphanet
ClinGen, Disgenet, Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 1 Benign; Likely benign; Uncertain significance; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 18084872
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 31628412
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma LHGDN 18084872
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult Medulloblastoma Medulloblastoma BEFREE 9849894
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Found in Text Mining only
Alexander Disease Alexander Disease BEFREE 16507904
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Alopecia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
amyloidosis IX Amyloidosis Pubtator 23717685 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis BEFREE 30872628
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Pubtator 30872628 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Pubtator 31257275 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only