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Functional Significance of CD9 Association with β1 Integrins in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes
1 Jan 1996
Abstract excerpt
CD9 is a member of the tetraspan (TM4) family of proteins and is abundantly expressed in the epidermis. As CD9 forms complexes with beta 1 integrins and the integrins are known to regulate keratinocyte behaviour, we investigated CD9 expression and function in human epidermal keratinocytes. CD9 was present in all the living layers of the epidermis, whereas the beta 1 integrins were largely confined to the basal...
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