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Keratin-6

Known as: Keratin 6, Cytokeratin 6, Cytokeratin-6 
A type II keratin found associated with KERATIN-16 or KERATIN-17 in rapidly proliferating squamous epithelial tissue. Mutations in gene for keratin… 
National Institutes of Health

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2012
2012
Intracellular pH regulation by Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger-1 (NHE1) is required for growth factor-induced mammary branching morphogenesis.
2007
2007
p63 - Key molecule in the early phase of epithelial abnormality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Targeted expression of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase increases susceptibility to chemically induced skin carcinogenesis.
The bovine keratin 6 gene promoter was used to target expression of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT) to epidermal… 
2001
2001
Proliferation and Differentiation of the Keratinocytes in Hyperplastic Epidermis Overlying Dermatofibroma: Immunohistochemical Characterization
Epidermal changes overlying dermatofibromas (DFs) have been described as ranging from psoriasiform simple hyperplasia to basaloid… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Targeted expression of c-Myc in the epidermis alters normal proliferation, differentiation and UV-B induced apoptosis
c-Myc overexpression has been associated with several types of human cancers. To study the role of c-myc in epidermal… 
1999
1999
Characterization of the Regulatory Domains of the Human Skn-1a/Epoc-1/Oct-11 POU Transcription Factor*
The Skn-1a POU transcription factor is primarily expressed in keratinocytes of murine embryonic and adult epidermis. Although… 
1999
1999
Conversion of C57Bl/6 mice from a tumor promotion–resistant to a –sensitive phenotype by enhanced ornithine decarboxylase expression
A transgenic mouse model was developed in which ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) can be overexpressed in a tissue‐specific and… 
1997
1997
Delays in malignant tumor development in transgenic mice by forced epidermal keratin 10 expression in mouse skin carcinomas
The keratin cytoskeleton is formed in different epidermal compartments by distinct polypeptides. Basal, proliferative… 
1994
1994
Stomach cancer in transgenic mice expressing human papillomavirus type 16 early region genes from a keratin promoter.
Certain human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been implicated as important contributory factors in the development of cervical… 
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Reconstruction of human epidermis on de-epidermized dermis: Expression of differentiation-specific protein markers and lipid composition.
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