Structure and functions of keratin proteins in simple, stratified, keratinized and cornified epithelia

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 516-559

  Bragulla, Hermann H ^a   Homberger, Dominique G ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornification; Epithelium; Keratin; Keratin filaments; Keratinization

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDERMIS CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN DISEASE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; KERATINS; VERTEBRATES;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 65449149031     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01066.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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