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Inactivation of serine protease Matriptase1a by its inhibitor Hai1 is required for epithelial integrity of the zebrafish epidermis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Oct 2007
Carney Thomas J, von der Hardt Sophia, Sonntag Carmen, Amsterdam Adam, Topczewski Jacek, Hopkins Nancy, Hammerschmidt Matthias
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Epithelial integrity requires the adhesion of cells to each other as well as to an underlying basement membrane. The modulation of adherence properties is crucial to morphogenesis and wound healing, and deregulated adhesion has been implicated in skin diseases and cancer metastasis. Here, we describe zebrafish that are mutant in the serine protease inhibitor Hai1a (Spint1la), which display disrupted epidermal...
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