Structure and function of desmosomal proteins and their role in development and disease

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1872-1890

  Huber, O ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Cytolinker; Desmosome; Plakins; Plakoglobin; Plakophilin

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; DESMOPLAKIN; ENVOPLAKIN; PERIPLAKIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; PLECTIN; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CROSS LINKING; CYTOPLASM; DESMOSOME; DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOSOMES; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; PLECTIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0141749405     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-003-3050-7     Document Type: Review

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