E-cadherin is essential for in vivo epidermal barrier function by regulating tight junctions

EMBO Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1146-1156

  Tunggal, Judith A ^a   Helfrich, Iris ^a   Schmitz, Annika ^a   Schwarz, Heinz ^b   Günzel, Dorothee ^c   Fromm, Michael ^c   Kemler, Rolf ^d   Krieg, Thomas ^a   Niessen, Carien M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

E cadherin; Epidermal barrier; Gene targeting; Polarity; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RAC PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POLARITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; EMBRYO; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; GENE INACTIVATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DESMOSOMES; EPIDERMIS; GENE DELETION; GENES, LETHAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTEIN KINASE C; RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; WATER;

EID: 17144431742     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600605     Document Type: Article

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