Article
A limited role for retinoic acid and retinoic acid receptors RAR alpha and RAR beta in regulating keratin 19 expression and keratinization in oral and epidermal keratinocytes.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Sept 1996
Schön M, Rheinwald J G
Abstract excerpt
Different types of stratified squamous epithelia-for example, the "orthokeratinized" epidermis, the "parakeratinized" gingiva, and the "nonkeratinized" oral lining mucosal epithelia-are formed by intrinsically distinct keratinocyte subtypes. These subtypes exhibit characteristic patterns of keratin protein expression in vivo and in culture. Keratin 19 is an informative subtype-specific marker because the basal...
Topics
- Cell Differentiation
- Epidermal Cells
- Epidermis
- Filaggrin Proteins
- Gingiva
- Humans
- Keratinocytes
- Keratins
- Mouth
- Organ Culture Techniques
- Phenotype