PTHrP Regulates Epidermal Differentiation in Adult Mice
Foley J, Wysolmerski J, Dreyer B, Broadus A, Philbrick W, Longely B. PTHrP Regulates Epidermal Differentiation in Adult Mice. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1998, 111: 1122-1128. PMID: 9856827, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00428.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTHrP-knockout miceKeratin 14 promoterAdult miceSebaceous glandsHuman keratin 14 promoterParathyroid hormone-related peptideHyperplastic sebaceous glandsHormone-related peptideAbsence of PTHrPNumber of organsWk of agePremature acquisitionEpidermal proliferation rateMarked acanthosisTransgenic replacementReciprocal findingsTransgenic micePTHrPPTHrP geneMiceMammary glandBasal keratinocytesDisplay abnormalitiesLethal chondrodystrophyFibrotic dermis