gamma catenin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002738",
  "term": "gamma catenin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A multi-functional catenin that is highly homologous to beta catenin. Gamma catenin binds cadherins and helps link their cytoplasmic tails to actin in the cytoskeleton via alpha catenin. It is also found in desmosomes where it mediates the link between desmosomal cadherins and desmoplakin.",
  "synonyms": [
    "plakoglobin"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "catenins",
    "cadherins",
    "alpha catenin",
    "cytoskeleton",
    "actin",
    "desmosomes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "gamma catenina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/gamma-catenin/"
}