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Impaired skin regeneration and remodeling after cutaneous injury and chemically induced hyperplasia in taps-transgenic mice.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jul 2010
Hildenbrand Maike, Rhiemeier Verena, Hartenstein Bettina, Lahrmann Bernd, Grabe Niels, Angel Peter, Hess Jochen
Abstract excerpt
Recently, we identified an AP-1-dependent target gene in 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-treated mouse back skin, which encodes a retroviral-like aspartic proteinase (Taps/Asprv1). Taps expression was detected almost exclusively in stratified epithelia of mouse embryos and adult tissues, and enhanced protein levels were present in several non-neoplastic human skin disorders, implicating a crucial role...
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