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Mechanistic basis of desmosome-targeted diseases.
Journal of molecular biology - 1 Nov 2013
Al-Jassar Caezar, Bikker Hennie, Overduin Michael, Chidgey Martyn
Abstract excerpt
Desmosomes are dynamic junctions between cells that maintain the structural integrity of skin and heart tissues by withstanding shear forces. Mutations in component genes cause life-threatening conditions including arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, and desmosomal proteins are targeted by pathogenic autoantibodies in skin blistering diseases such as pemphigus. Here, we review a set of newly...
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