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Also known as involucrin

Involucrin is a protein component of human skin and in humans is encoded by the IVL gene. In binding the protein loricrin, involucrin contributes to the formation of a cell envelope that protects corneocytes in the skin.

Gene data

IVL
Name
involucrin
Type
protein-coding

Involucrin, a component of the keratinocyte crosslinked envelope, is found in the cytoplasm and crosslinked to membrane proteins by transglutaminase. This gene is mapped to 1q21, among calpactin I light chain, trichohyalin, profillaggrin, loricrin, and calcyclin. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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involucrin

Symbol
IVL
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
1:152,908,539-152,911,886
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

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IVL protein.png
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HomoloGene ID
136793
genomic end
152884362
genomic start
152908546
cytogenetic location
1q21.3
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  • Clinical significance
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Involucrin is a protein component of human skin and in humans is encoded by the IVL gene. In binding the protein loricrin, involucrin contributes to the formation of a cell envelope that protects corneocytes in the skin.

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