Integrin-linked kinase is required for epidermal and hair follicle morphogenesis

Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) links integrins to the actin cytoskeleton and is believed to phosphorylate several target proteins. We report that a keratinocyte-restricted deletion of the ILK gene leads to epidermal defects and hair loss. ILK-deficient epidermal keratinocytes exhibited a pronounced in...

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Main Authors: Lorenz, Katrin, Grashoff, Carsten, Torka, Robert, Sakai, Takao, Langbein, Lutz, Bloch, Wilhelm, Aumailley, Monique, Fässler, Reinhard
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2064816/