Classical cadherins regulate desmosome formation

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2072-2075

  Michels, Christian ^a   Buchta, Thomas ^a   Bloch, Wilhelm ^b   Krieg, Thomas ^a   Niessen, Carien M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; DESMOGLEIN; P CADHERIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; PLAKOPHILIN; PROTEIN P120; UVOMORULIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SKIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 67651091727     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.17     Document Type: Letter

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