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Remodeling of the dermal-epidermal junction in bilayered skin constructs after silencing the expression of the p.R2622Q and p.G2623C collagen VII mutants.
Connective tissue research - 1 Jan 2012
Steplewski Andrzej, Kasinskas Anthony, Fertala Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
The integrity of skin depends on a complex system of extracellular matrix molecules that form a biological scaffold. One of its elements is the dermal basement membrane that provides a link between the epidermis and the dermis. Mutations in collagen VII, a key component of the dermal membrane zone, are associated with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Although it has been proposed that silencing the mutated...
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