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Extracellular cleavage of collagen XVII is essential for correct cutaneous basement membrane formation.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jan 2016
Nishimura Machiko, Nishie Wataru, Shirafuji Yoshinori, Shinkuma Satoru, Natsuga Ken, Nakamura Hideki, Sawamura Daisuke, Iwatsuki Keiji, Shimizu Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
In skin, basal keratinocytes in the epidermis are tightly attached to the underlying dermis by the basement membrane (BM). The correct expression of hemidesmosomal and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins is essential for BM formation, and the null-expression of one molecule may induce blistering diseases associated with immature BM formation in humans. However, little is known about the significance of...
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