Gene Information
Gene NamePLEC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length4684
Protein NamesPlectin (PCN) (PLTN) (Hemidesmosomal protein 1) (HD1) (Plectin-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000178209 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardPLEC
Uniprot IDQ15149
PfamPF00307; PF00681; PF03501; PF17902; PF18373
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.609368628)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLEC ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLEC ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLEC ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLEC ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Plec ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLEC ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Plec ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDSP, SPTBN5, ACTN4, MICAL2, DMD, SYNE3, GAS2L2, SPTBN2, FLNB, SPTAN1, SYNE2, EPPK1, SYNE1, CLMN, DYTN, MICAL3, PKHD1, SMTNL2, DRP2, UTRN, PKHD1L1, ACTN2, ACTN3, MICAL1, SPTBN1, MACF1, ACTN1, DST, SPTB, GAS2L3, FLNC, FLNA, DTNA, SPTA1, DTNB, SPTBN4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed with highest levels in muscle, heart, placenta and spinal cord.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1MB8  (X-ray  2.15A  2N03  (NMR  2ODU  (X-ray  2.30A  2ODV  (X-ray  2.05A  3F7P  (X-ray  2.75A  3PDY  (X-ray  2.22A  3PE0  (X-ray  2.95A  4GDO  (X-ray  1.70A  4Q58  (X-ray  4.00A  4Q59  (X-ray  2.30A  5J1F  (X-ray  3.00A  5J1G  (X-ray  1.80A  5J1H  (X-ray  2.80A  5J1I  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP rs200335928  rs11136336  rs3135109  rs11136334  rs55895668  rs200543521  rs80338756  rs34893635  rs7002002  rs7833924  rs35723243  rs6558407  rs35027700  rs35858667  rs34725742  rs35261863 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12482924}. Cell junction, hemidesmosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12482924}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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