Keratin 76 is required for tight junction function and maintenance of the skin barrier.

Keratins are cytoskeletal intermediate filament proteins that are increasingly being recognised for their diverse cellular functions. Here we report the consequences of germ line inactivation of Keratin 76 (Krt76) in mice. Homozygous disruption of this epidermally expressed gene causes neonatal skin...

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Main Authors: Tia DiTommaso, Denny L Cottle, Helen B Pearson, Holger Schlüter, Pritinder Kaur, Patrick O Humbert, Ian M Smyth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4207637?pdf=render