| Literature DB >> 17224652 |
Maranke I Koster1, Daisy Dai, Dennis R Roop.
Abstract
Epidermal morphogenesis is a complex process that culminates in the formation of a barrier that protects the organism from environmental substances and dehydration. p63, a transcription factor, is essential for normal epidermal morphogenesis as demonstrated by the failure of mice lacking p63 expression to develop an epidermis. However, since two independently generated p63(-/-) mouse models displayed different phenotypes, the role of p63 in epidermal morphogenesis has remained controversial. Furthermore, the tumor susceptibility phenotypes of both p63(-/-) mouse models were strikingly different. In this review, we discuss these conflicting findings and provide evidence for various roles of p63 in the epidermis under normal and pathological conditions.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17224652 DOI: 10.4161/cc.6.3.3792
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Cycle ISSN: 1551-4005 Impact factor: 4.534