Interactions between epiplakin and intermediate filaments

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 518-527

  Wang, Wenqing ^a,b   Sumiyoshi, Hideaki ^a   Yoshioka, Hidekatsu ^a   Fujiwara, Sakuhei ^a,c  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoantigen; Epidermis; Epiplakin; Intermediate filaments; Plakin

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DESMIN; EPIPLAKIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; KERATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SLOT BLOT HYBRIDIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AUTOANTIGENS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; KERATINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 33746647323     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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