Work

Characterization of keratocalmin, a calmodulin-binding protein from human epidermis.

Year: 1991

Type: article

Abstract: Using affinity-purified calmodulin-binding proteins from human epidermis we have developed a monoclonal IgM antibody, ROC 129.1, to a human desmosomal calcmodulin-binding protein. This antibody reacts with a submembranous 250-kD protein from human keratinocytes and stains human epidermis in a "cell-surface pattern". Permeability studies indicated that the epitope with which this monoclonal reacts is on the inner surface of the cell membrane. Immunoelectronmicroscopy localized the antigen to the desmosome. The epitope is restricted to stratified squamous epithelia and arises between 8-12 wk of fetal development. This desmosomal calmodulin-binding protein, which we have termed keratocalmin, may be involved in the calcium-regulated assembly of desmosomes.

Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation

DOI: 10.1172/jci115294

Authors: J A Fairley, G A Scott, K D Jensen, L A Goldsmith, L A Diaz

Institutions: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee VA Medical Center, University of Rochester

Language: English

Topic: Skin and Cellular Biology Research

Subfield: Cell Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases