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Desmoglein 4 in hair follicle differentiation and epidermal adhesion: evidence from inherited hypotrichosis and acquired pemphigus vulgaris.
Cell - 18 Apr 2003
Kljuic Ana, Bazzi Hisham, Sundberg John P, Martinez-Mir Amalia, O'Shaughnessy Ryan, Mahoney My G, Levy Moise, Montagutelli Xavier, Ahmad Wasim, Aita Vincent M, Gordon Derek, Uitto Jouni, Whiting David, Ott Jurg, Fischer Stuart, Gilliam T Conrad, Jahoda Colin A B, Morris Rebecca J, Panteleyev Andrei A, Nguyen Vu Thuong, Christiano Angela M
Abstract excerpt
Cell adhesion and communication are interdependent aspects of cell behavior that are critical for morphogenesis and tissue architecture. In the skin, epidermal adhesion is mediated in part by specialized cell-cell junctions known as desmosomes, which are characterized by the presence of desmosomal cadherins, known as desmogleins and desmocollins. We identified a cadherin family member, desmoglein 4, which is...
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