1. Noun. (protein) A catenin protein that is a component of desmosomes ¹
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Medical Definition of Plakoglobin
1. Polypeptide (83 kD) present at cell cell but not cell substratum contacts. Associated with desmosomes and with adherens junctions: soluble 7S form present in cytoplasm.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
