Human dermatosparaxis: a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that results from failure to remove the amino-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen.
Smith L, Wertelecki W, Milstone L, Petty E, Seashore M, Braverman I, Jenkins T, Byers P. Human dermatosparaxis: a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that results from failure to remove the amino-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1992, 51: 235-44. PMID: 1642226, PMCID: PMC1682688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino-terminal propeptideFragile skinType IConnective tissue disordersEhlers-Danlos syndromeLax jointsType VIIAffected animalsSkinChildrenCultured fibroblastsNormal cellsEhlers-Danlos syndrome type VIIPro alphaDisordersPropeptideAlphaDermatosparaxisProteolytic processingSepsisN-proteinaseCellsSyndromeCollagen fibrilsMethotrexate induces differentiation of human keratinocytes.
Schwartz P, Barnett S, Atillasoy E, Milstone L. Methotrexate induces differentiation of human keratinocytes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 594-598. PMID: 1731329, PMCID: PMC48285, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.2.594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of methotrexateAbility of methotrexateProliferation of keratinocytesProportion of cellsMarkers of differentiationHuman epidermal keratinocytesMethotrexateTherapeutic actionEpidermal keratinocytesMarked increaseHuman keratinocytesKeratinocytesEnvelope proteinSDS/PAGE profilesInvolucrin synthesisNormal cellsTerminal differentiationTissue homeostasisThymine deoxyribonucleotidesDifferentiationCellsPsoriasisCell morphologyReproducible changesDose