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The lysosomal cysteine protease cathepsin L regulates keratinocyte proliferation by control of growth factor recycling.
Journal of cell science - 1 Aug 2005
Reinheckel Thomas, Hagemann Sascha, Dollwet-Mack Susanne, Martinez Elke, Lohmüller Tobias, Zlatkovic Gordana, Tobin Desmond J, Maas-Szabowski Nicole, Peters Christoph
Abstract excerpt
Mice deficient for cathepsin L (CTSL) show epidermal hyperplasia due to a hyperproliferation of basal keratinocytes. Here we show that the critical function of CTSL in the skin is keratinocyte specific. This is revealed by transgenic re-expression of CTSL in the keratinocytes of ctsl-/- mice, res...
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