2018
Mutations in PERP Cause Dominant and Recessive Keratoderma
Duchatelet S, Boyden LM, Ishida-Yamamoto A, Zhou J, Guibbal L, Hu R, Lim YH, Bole-Feysot C, Nitschké P, Santos-Simarro F, de Lucas R, Milstone LM, Gildenstern V, Helfrich YR, Attardi LD, Lifton RP, Choate KA, Hovnanian A. Mutations in PERP Cause Dominant and Recessive Keratoderma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2018, 139: 380-390. PMID: 30321533, PMCID: PMC6586468, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal truncationsIntercellular adhesionEpidermal biologyEpidermal differentiation markersEpidermal homeostasisDesmosomal componentsDesmosomal proteinsGenetic determinantsDifferentiation markersEssential roleMutationsUnrelated kindredsDesmosomesProteinPERPOlmsted syndromePalmoplantar keratodermaGenesCrucial componentHeterozygosityBiologyHomeostasisKeratinization disordersKeratodermaHomozygosity
2016
Connexin channels in congenital skin disorders
Lilly E, Sellitto C, Milstone LM, White TW. Connexin channels in congenital skin disorders. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 2016, 50: 4-12. PMID: 26775130, PMCID: PMC4779425, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsConnexin mutationsDifferent connexin genesSubtle functional differencesConnexin functionConnexin genesDominant gainConnexin channelsHeteromeric hemichannelsSpectrum of phenotypesFunctional roleConnexin 26 mutationsFunctional differencesCongenital skin disorderMutationsGap junctionsHemichannelsCalcium regulationConnexinsConnexin 43Detailed understandingCalcium permeabilitySkin disordersPalmoplantar keratodermaDeafness syndromeGenes