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Gene information for PKP2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID5318
Official gene symbolPKP2
Full nameplakophilin 2
Aliases,ARVD9,MGC177501,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a member of the arm-repeat (armadillo) and plakophilin gene families. Plakophilin proteins contain numerous armadillo repeats, localize to cell desmosomes and nuclei, and participate in linking cadherins to intermediate filaments in the cytoskeleton. This gene product may regulate the signaling activity of beta-catenin. Two alternately spliced transcripts encoding two protein isoforms have been identified. A processed pseudogene with high similarity to this locus has been mapped to chromosome 12p13. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12p11
Gene position33049780 - 32943680  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size106101 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602861