Cystatin M/E expression is restricted to differentiated epidermal keratinocytes and sweat glands: A new skin-specific proteinase inhibitor that is a target for cross-linking by transglutaminase

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 693-701

  Zeeuwen, Patrick L J M ^a   Van Vlijmen Willems, Ivonne M J J ^a   Jansen, Bastiaan J H ^a   Van Ruissen, Fred ^a   Schalkwijk, Joost ^a   Sotiropoulou, Georgia ^b   Curfs, Jo H ^c   Meis, Jacques F G M ^c   Janssen, Jacques J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cathepsins; Cysteine proteinases; Eccrine glands; Endopeptidases; Hair follicle

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LYSOSOME ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDERMIS CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWEAT GLAND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

EID: 0035018513     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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