Mouse Models for Blistering Skin Disorders
| Autor: | Radhika Ganeshan, Jiangli Chen, Peter J. Koch |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Dermatology Research and Practice, Vol 2010 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1687-6105 1687-6113 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2010/584353 |
| Popis: | Genetically engineered mice have been essential tools for elucidating the pathological mechanisms underlying human diseases. In the case of diseases caused by impaired desmosome function, mouse models have helped to establish causal links between mutations and disease phenotypes. This review focuses on mice that lack the desmosomal cadherins desmoglein 3 or desmocollin 3 in stratified epithelia. A comparison of the phenotypes observed in these mouse lines is provided and the relationship between the mutant mouse phenotypes and human diseases, in particular pemphigus vulgaris, is discussed. Furthermore, we will discuss the advantages and potential limitations of genetically engineered mouse lines in our ongoing quest to understand blistering skin diseases. |
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