"Desmoplakins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Desmoplakins are cytoskeletal linker proteins that anchor INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS to the PLASMA MEMBRANE at DESMOSOMES.
| Descriptor ID |
D051180
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.220.790.500
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| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Desmoplakins" by people in Profiles.
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Nanda A, Liu L, Al-Ajmi H, Al-Saleh QA, Al-Fadhli S, Anim JT, Ozoemena L, Mellerio JE, McGrath JA. Clinical subtypes and molecular basis of epidermolysis bullosa in Kuwait. Int J Dermatol. 2018 Sep; 57(9):1058-1067.
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Cabral RM, Liu L, Hogan C, Dopping-Hepenstal PJ, Winik BC, Asial RA, Dobson R, Mein CA, Baselaga PA, Mellerio JE, Nanda A, Boente Mdel C, Kelsell DP, McGrath JA, South AP. Homozygous mutations in the 5' region of the JUP gene result in cutaneous disease but normal heart development in children. J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Jun; 130(6):1543-50.
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McGrath JA, Bolling MC, Jonkman MF. Lethal acantholytic epidermolysis bullosa. Dermatol Clin. 2010 Jan; 28(1):131-5.
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Mahoney MG, Sadowski S, Brennan D, Pikander P, Saukko P, Wahl J, Aho H, Heikinheimo K, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Fertala A, Peltonen J, Uitto J, Peltonen S. Compound heterozygous desmoplakin mutations result in a phenotype with a combination of myocardial, skin, hair, and enamel abnormalities. J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Apr; 130(4):968-78.
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McGrath JA, Wessagowit V. Human hair abnormalities resulting from inherited desmosome gene mutations. Keio J Med. 2005 Jun; 54(2):72-9.
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Aho S, Li K, Ryoo Y, McGee C, Ishida-Yamamoto A, Uitto J, Klement JF. Periplakin gene targeting reveals a constituent of the cornified cell envelope dispensable for normal mouse development. Mol Cell Biol. 2004 Jul; 24(14):6410-8.
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Laskin WB, Miettinen M. Epithelioid sarcoma: new insights based on an extended immunohistochemical analysis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003 Sep; 127(9):1161-8.
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Wan H, Dopping-Hepenstal PJ, Gratian MJ, Stone MG, McGrath JA, Eady RA. Desmosomes exhibit site-specific features in human palm skin. Exp Dermatol. 2003 Aug; 12(4):378-88.
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South AP, Wan H, Stone MG, Dopping-Hepenstal PJ, Purkis PE, Marshall JF, Leigh IM, Eady RA, Hart IR, McGrath JA. Lack of plakophilin 1 increases keratinocyte migration and reduces desmosome stability. J Cell Sci. 2003 Aug 15; 116(Pt 16):3303-14.
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Mahoney MG, Simpson A, Aho S, Uitto J, Pulkkinen L. Interspecies conservation and differential expression of mouse desmoglein gene family. Exp Dermatol. 2002 Apr; 11(2):115-25.