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BPAG1-e restricts keratinocyte migration through control of adhesion stability.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 2014
Michael Magdalene, Begum Rumena, Fong Kenneth, Pourreyrone Celine, South Andrew P, McGrath John A, Parsons Maddy
Abstract excerpt
Bullous pemphigoid antigen 1 (BPAG1-e, also known as BP230) is a member of the plakin family of hemidesmosome cytoskeletal linker proteins that is encoded by an isoform of the dystonin (DST) gene. Recently, we reported two unrelated families with homozygous nonsense mutations in this DST isoform that led to ultrastructural loss of hemidesmosomal inner plaques and clinical features of trauma-induced skin...
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