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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESMOSOME»
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Desmosome Disassembly During TGF-beta Induced Epithelial to ...
Increased turnover of plakophilin-3 during TGF-beta treatment was found to be due to calpain activity.
Sarah A. Keim-Janssen, 2008
I Dermatol Sci 32:137-41 Ouyang P, Sugrue SP (1996) Characterization of pinin,
a novel protein associated with the desmosome-intermediate filament complex. I
Cell Biol 135:1027-42 Ozawa M, Kemler R (1992) Molecular organization of the ...
Warren James Nelson, 2010
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Membrane Protein-Cytoskeleton Interactions
The purpose of this chapter is to review what is currently known about the
molecular components of the desmosome, an intercellular junction that mediates
cell-cell adhesion and couples this adhesion to the intermediate filament (IF) ...
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The Role of Plakophilin-1 in
Desmosome Assembly and Cell ...
Desmosomes are intercellular adhesive junctions which are anchorage points for intermediate filaments that provide strong adhesion in epithelial tissues subject to mechanical stress.
Tammy Sobolik-Delmaire, 2007
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Dermal Absorption and Toxicity Assessment, Second Edition
plasma membrane (lower side). The second line of the transition desmosome
extracellular space is situated at a distance of w 6.3 nm from the first line and w
4.3 nm from the third line. The third line is situated at adistance of w 4.3 nm from
the ...
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The Adhesive Interaction of Cells
Garrod: manuscript in preparation). Drugs that affect PKC activity have been
shown to alter desmosome adhesion. Thus, activation of PKC with the phorbol
ester TPA causes a rapid change from calcium independence to calcium
dependence.
David Garrod, A.J. North, M.A.J. Chidgey, 1999
The exact makeup of the desmosome, as well as the number of desmosomes
formed, varies in different cell types, reflecting the wide variety of stresses that
cells must endure. A common description of the desmosome is that it serves as a
“spot ...
Lynne Cassimeris, George Plopper, Vishwanath R. Lingappa, 2011
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The Autoimmune Diseases
Epithelium Basal lamina Desmosome Keratins Plakins: Desmoplakin Plectin
Envoplakin Periplakin Armadillo: Cadherins: Desmoglein1–4 (PV, PF antigen)
Plakoglobin Plakophilin Desmocollin1–3 Hemidesmosome Inner plaque: Plectin
...
Ian R. Mackay, Noel R Rose, 2013
These phenomena and their relationship to endogenous desmosome formation
as well as dominant-negative effects of certain mutants could be monitored easily
by immunohistological methods and by electron microscopy. Despite the ...
Harald Herrmann, J. Robin Harris, 1998
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Plakophilin 2: Critical Roles in Intercellular Junction ...
Introduction The assembly of desmosome membrane components versus that of
plaque components is thought to occur in separate subcellular compartments. In
previous chapters I have demonstrated a role for PKP2 in the regulation of the ...
Amanda Elisabeth Bass-Zubek, 2008
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESMOSOME»
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Revolutionary Discovery Could Help Tackle Skin and Heart Conditions
However, when we isolated desmosome molecules and characterised them we found that they are actually much more flexible than those of ... «Newswise, May 15»
Desmoplakin's tail gets the message
Blocking GSK3 slowed desmoplakin's relocation from the intermediate filaments to the cells' boundaries during desmosome formation. «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
Protein clue to sudden cardiac death
The genetic defect was shown to weaken desmosome function at the junctions of heart muscle cells: this affected the structural integrity of the ... «Medical Xpress, Feb 15»
How an Extreme Athlete Uncovered Her Own Genetic Flaw
The expanding tree of gibberish seemed infinite – apoptosis, phenotypic, desmosome – until, one day, it wasn't. “You get a feeling for what's ... «National Geographic, Aug 14»
Scientists discover link between skin diseases and Sudden Cardiac …
The two conditions are connected by faults in the proteins which compose and regulate the 'desmosome', a cell structure that essentially acts ... «Medical Xpress, Aug 14»
Cell binding discovery brings hope to those with skin and heart …
“For reasons that we do not fully understand there are several different but closely-related glue molecules within each desmosome,” he ... «University of Manchester, Jan 11»
Study links cancer to loss of protein that hooks skin cells together
The protein's intercellular tail wraps around structures in the cell, firmly anchoring the desmosome on the membrane. The desmosome's ... «Stanford Medical Center Report, Oct 10»
