Periplakin: Proteins and Enzymes

Peroplakin is a component of the cornified envelope of keratinocytes. It may link the cornified envelope to desmosomes and intermediate filaments and may act as a localization signal in PKB/AKT-mediated signaling. [from: http://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl®gene=PPL&search=Periplakin] Endogenous periplakin localizes to different cellular compartments, including plasma membrane, intermediate filament structures, the nucleus and mitochondria. Overexpression of the C-terminal part ...