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desmoplakin

Known as: Desmoplakins, Desmoplakins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Desmoplakins are cytoskeletal linker proteins that anchor INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS to the PLASMA MEMBRANE at DESMOSOMES.
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Hereditary mucoepithelial dysplasia: clinical, ultrastructural and genetic study of eight patients and literature review
Background  Hereditary mucoepithelial dysplasia is a dominantly inherited disease, mainly characterized by chronic mucosal… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Coexpression of both types of desmosomal cadherin and plakoglobin confers strong intercellular adhesion.
Desmosomes are unique intercellular junctions in that they invariably contain two types of transmembrane cadherin molecule… 
1994
1994
Cytoplasmic desmosomes and intermediate filament disturbance following acrylamide treatment in cultured rat keratinocytes.
1989
1989
Distribution of desmoplakin in normal cultured human keratinocytes and in basal cell carcinoma cells.
In cultured human keratinocytes (NHEK) maintained in medium containing low levels of Ca2+ (0.04 mM) desmoplakin is a component of… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A constitutive transmembrane glycoprotein of Mr 165,000 (desmoglein) in epidermal and non-epidermal desmosomes. I. Biochemical identification of the polypeptide.
Two murine monoclonal antibodies (DG 3.4 and DG 3.10) raised against a major glycoprotein ("band 3 component") from desmosomes of… 
1986
1986
Antigenic interrelationship between the 40-kilodalton cytokeratin polypeptide and desmoplakins.
We describe here antigenic cross-reactivity between the human 40-kilodalton cytokeratin polypeptide [Moll et al] and components… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Intermediate filaments and the initiation of desmosome assembly
The desmosome junction is an important component in the cohesion of epithelial cells, especially epidermal keratinocytes. To gain… 
1985
1985
Isolation of the non-glycosylated proteins of desmosomes and immunolocalization of a third plaque protein: desmoplakin III.
The cytoplasmic plaque of the spot desmosome or macula adhaerens mediates the attachment of bundles of intermediate filaments to… 
1983
1983
An epithelial cell line with elongated myoid morphology derived from bovine mammary gland. Expression of cytokeratins and desmosomal plaque proteins in unusual arrays.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Desmoplakins of epithelial and myocardial desmosomes are immunologically and biochemically related.
Guinea pig antibodies against desmoplakins from bovine muzzle epidermis showed specific reaction in several epithelial tissues… 
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