Gene Information
Gene NameEPIPL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length5088
Protein NamesEpiplakin (450 kDa epidermal antigen)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardEPPK1
Uniprot IDP58107
PfamPF00681
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in epithelial cells of liver, small intestine, colon, salivary glands, stomach and appendix. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11278896}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671067, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23398049}. Cell junction, hemidesmosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23398049}. Cell junction, tight junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23398049}. Cell projection {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23398049}. Apicolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8R0W0}. Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8R0W0}. Cell junction {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8R0W0}. Note=May move dynamically from bundling intermediate filaments in the cytoplasm or at the cell periphery and reinforcing them (PubMed:23398049). Decorates the keratin intermediate filaments (IF) network and partially that of vimentin (PubMed:15671067). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671067, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23398049}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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