Identification of a 450-kDa human epidermal autoantigen as a new member of the plectin family

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1125-1130

  Fujiwara, Sakuhei ^a   Kohno, Kimitoshi ^b   Iwamatsu, Akihiro ^c   Naito, Ichiro ^d   Shinkai, Hiroshi ^e  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

^d Shigei Medical Research Institute   (Japan)

^e CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bullous pemphigoid; Hemidesmosome; Keratinocytes; Molecular cloning

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; PLECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029976981     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12340171     Document Type: Article

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