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Abca12-mediated lipid transport and Snap29-dependent trafficking of lamellar granules are crucial for epidermal morphogenesis in a zebrafish model of ichthyosis.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Nov 2011
Li Qiaoli, Frank Michael, Akiyama Masashi, Shimizu Hiroshi, Ho Shiu-Ying, Thisse Christine, Thisse Bernard, Sprecher Eli, Uitto Jouni
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Zebrafish (Danio rerio) can serve as a model system to study heritable skin diseases. The skin is rapidly developed during the first 5-6 days of embryonic growth, accompanied by expression of skin-specific genes. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of wild-type zebrafish at day 5 reveals a two-cell-layer epidermis separated from the underlying collagenous stroma by a basement membrane with fully developed...
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