Discovery of a novel murine keratin 6 (K6) isoform explains the absence of hair and nail defects in mice deficient for K6a and K6b

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 619-630

  Wojcik, Sonja M ^a   Longley, Mary A ^a   Roop, Dennis R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hair follicle; Keratin; Pachyonychia congenita; Skin; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; KERATIN; KERATIN 6; PROTEIN MK6HF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO CELL; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NAIL BED; NAIL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; TONGUE;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE DELETION; HAIR DISEASES; HYPERPLASIA; ISOMERISM; KERATINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOUTH DISEASES; NAIL DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SKIN; STARVATION; TONGUE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035817630     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200102079     Document Type: Article

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