Gene Information
Gene NamePKP1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length747
Protein NamesPlakophilin-1 (Band 6 protein) (B6P)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000081277 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ13835
Gene CardPKP1
Uniprot IDQ13835
PfamPF00514
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.871162685)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PKP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PKP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PKP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PKP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pkp1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PKP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pkp1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PKP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPKP2, PKP3
ParalogsCTNND1, PKP3, ARVCF, PKP4, CTNND2, PKP2
Tissueskin, tongue, zone.of.skin, esophagus.mucosa, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue Specificity[Isoform 1]: Expressed in stratified squamous, complex, glandular duct and bladder epithelia (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9369526}.;
[Isoform 2]: Widely expressed (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9369526}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1XM9  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP rs34626929  rs34704938  rs35507614  rs1626370  rs10920171 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cell junction, desmosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9369526}.;
[Isoform 2]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9369526}.;
Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11790773}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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