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Ppl Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ppl
  • Name
    periplakin
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1194898
    NCBI Gene: 19041
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:4904155-4950285 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 2.50 cM, cytoband A-B1
  • Mapping Data
    10 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1122 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1194898
 protein coding gene Chr16:4904155-4950345 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200009392
 protein coding gene Chr16:1896080-1942232 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195011117
 protein coding gene Chr16:1445346-1491537 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220017112
 protein coding gene Chr16:1745469-1791617 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180008309
 protein coding gene Chr16:1697044-1743192 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175029357
 protein coding gene Chr16:1888273-1934431 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215013963
 protein coding gene Chr16:1569529-1615688 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020421
 protein coding gene Chr16:1356062-1404819 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005029492
 protein coding gene Chr16:1769744-1816290 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210011988
 protein coding gene Chr16:1905639-1951786 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185009787
 protein coding gene Chr16:1850789-1896938 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205011217
 protein coding gene Chr16:1767103-1813275 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000017352
 protein coding gene Chr16:1893016-1939161 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230010330
 protein coding gene Chr16:4391797-4437939 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190021589
 protein coding gene Chr16:1929708-1975847 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225023054
 protein coding gene Chr16:7634130-7680277 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010016795
 protein coding gene Chr16:1759481-1805765 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010016865
 protein coding gene Chr16:1705565-1751372 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005016468
 protein coding gene Chr16:1884913-1931094 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PPL, periplakin
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PPL, periplakin
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5493
    UniProt: O60437

  • Chr Location
    16p13.3; chr16:4882507-4960741 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    15 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygous null mice are fertile and grossly normal with no apparent skin abnormalities.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    27
  • GO References
    11
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    685
  • Tissues
    19
  • cDNA Data
    30
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000039457 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 46131 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000035672 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 6217 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000039360 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1754 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 38
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 30
      Primer pair 3
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2146664
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 56
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 15
    • Earliest
      J:45028 Ruhrberg C, et al., Periplakin, a novel component of cornified envelopes and desmosomes that belongs to the plakin family and forms complexes with envoplakin. J Cell Biol. 1997 Dec 29;139(7):1835-49
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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