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A novel transglutaminase activator forms a complex with type 1 transglutaminase.
Oncogene - 21 Apr 2005
Sturniolo Michael T, Chandraratna Roshantha A S, Eckert Richard L
Abstract excerpt
Type I transglutaminase is a plasma membrane-anchored intracellular protein-protein crosslinking enzyme that is responsible for assembly of the keratinocyte cornified envelope during terminal keratinocyte differentiation. We recently described a novel protein, TIG3, that when expressed in keratinocytes causes increased transglutaminase activity and keratinocyte cell death. However, the mechanism of activation of...
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