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Keratin 8 and 18 hyperphosphorylation is a marker of progression of human liver disease.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2004
Toivola Diana M, Ku Nam-On, Resurreccion Evelyn Z, Nelson David R, Wright Teresa L, Omary M Bishr
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Keratin 8 and 18 (K8/18) phosphorylation plays a significant and site-specific role in regulating keratin filament organization, association with binding proteins, and modulation of cell cycle progression. Keratin hyperphosphorylation correlates with exposure to a variety of stresses in cultured cells and in mouse models of liver, pancreatic, and gallbladder injury, and it is found in association with mouse and...
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