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Abstract
Tissue integrity is crucial for maintaining the homeostasis of living organisms. Abnormalities that affect sites of cell-cell contact can cause a variety of debilitating disorders. The desmosome is an essential cell-cell junctional protein complex in tissues that undergo stress, and it orchestrates intracellular signal transduction. Desmosome assembly and junctional integrity are required to maintain the overall homeostasis of a tissue, organ, and organism. This review discusses the desmosome and the human diseases associated with its disruption.Entities:
Keywords: armadillo proteins; desmosomal cadherins; desmosomal diseases; plakin proteins
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29414250 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pathol-020117-044030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Annu Rev Pathol ISSN: 1553-4006 Impact factor: 23.472