Cathepsin D, but not cathepsin E, degrades desmosomes during epidermal desquamation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 355-361

  Igarashi, S ^a   Takizawa, T ^a,b,b,c,c   Yasuda, Y ^d   Uchiwa, H ^a   Hayashi, S ^a   Brysk, H ^e   Robinson, J M ^c   Yamamoto, K ^d   Brysk, M M ^e   Horikoshi, T ^a  

^a KANEBO LTD   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathepsin D; Cathepsin E; Desmosome; Epidermal desquamation; Immunocytochemistry; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CATHEPSIN D; CATHEPSIN E; ENZYME ANTIBODY; PEPSTATIN;

ARTICLE; DESMOSOME; DESQUAMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LIPID DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; STRATUM CORNEUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CATHEPSIN D; CATHEPSIN E; DESMOSOMES; EPIDERMIS; HEEL; HUMANS;

EID: 4544301463     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06061.x     Document Type: Article

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