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Kristian B Laursen1, Lorraine J Gudas2.
Abstract
In this issue, Skazik et al. demonstrate that the STRA6 retinol transporter protein regulates the proliferation and differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes. In human organotypic three-dimensional skin and skin reconstitution models, depletion of STRA6 induced hyperproliferation-associated differentiation, resulting in epidermal expansion. This reveals that STRA6 functions as a "gatekeeper" in retinol (vitamin A)-mediated differentiation of human skin.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24825059 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.49
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Invest Dermatol ISSN: 0022-202X Impact factor: 8.551