Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
5339
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Plectin
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
PLEC
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
EBS1, EBS5A, EBS5B, EBS5C, EBS5D, EBSMD, EBSND, EBSO, EBSOG, EBSPA, HD1, LGMD2Q, LGMDR17, PCN, PLEC1, PLEC1b, PLTN
Chromosome Chromosome number
8
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
8q24.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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.
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.
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 information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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 ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601282 9069 ENSG00000178209
Protein
UniProt ID 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
MVAGMLMPRDQLRAIYEVLFREGVMVAKKDRRPRSLHPHVPGVTNLQVMRAMASLRARGL
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
RFLQEEAEKMKQVAEEAARLSVAAQEAARLRQLAEEDLAQQRALAEKMLKEKMQAVQEAT
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
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia, Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy, epidermolysis bullosa simplex, ogna type rs374419983, rs864309671, rs137853160, rs864309672, rs137853161, rs864309674, rs387906801, rs786205251, rs387906802, rs786205253, rs786205254, rs80338756 N/A
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex With Nail Dystrophy epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy rs368550010, rs387906802, rs374419983 N/A
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q rs864309673 N/A
Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa With Pyloric Atresia junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia rs879255260 N/A
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 1 N/A N/A ClinVar
Atrial Fibrillation Atrial fibrillation N/A N/A GWAS
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar I disorder, Bipolar disorder N/A N/A GWAS
Cholestasis cholestasis N/A N/A GenCC
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 31628412
amyloidosis IX Associate 23717685
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associate 30872628
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Associate 31257275
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Associate 30161220
Ascites Associate 17971902
Atrial Fibrillation Associate 29050564
Blister Associate 10780662, 14675180, 17989727
Carcinogenesis Associate 18853744
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 18853744, 36613521