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Keratin 18 overexpression but not phosphorylation or filament organization blocks mouse Mallory body formation.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 2007
Harada Masaru, Strnad Pavel, Resurreccion Evelyn Z, Ku Nam-On, Omary M Bishr
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Several human liver diseases are associated with formation of Mallory body (MB) inclusions. These hepatocyte cytoplasmic deposits are composed primarily of hyperphosphorylated keratins 8 and 18 (K8/K18). Feeding a 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC)-containing diet is a well-established mouse model of MBs. K8 overexpression, and K8-null or K18-null mouse models, indicate that a...
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