Transient expression of epidermal filaggrin in cultured cells causes collapse of intermediate filament networks with alteration of cell shape and nuclear integrity

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-187

  Dale, Beverly A ^a,b   Presland, Richard B ^a   Lewis, S Patrick ^a   Underwood, Robert A ^a   Fleckman, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Epidermis; Intermediate filament associated protein

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; KERATIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0031030244     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12334205     Document Type: Article

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