Cuts by caspase-14 control the proteolysis of filaggrin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2173-2175

  Eckhart, Leopold ^a   Tschachler, Erwin ^a,b  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

^b Centre de Recherches et d'Investigations Epidermiques et Ensorielles   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CASPASE 14; FILAGGRIN;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 80054737401     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.282     Document Type: Note

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