Month: June 2014

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The additive effect of TGF-ß with TNF-α on type VII collagen gene expression to activate the expression of an extracellular matrix-related gene

Susan De Curtis 1, Stephen Aderaye 1, Jonathan Bower 2, Catharina Grulich 2, Jennifer Hollox 2, Sabin Scheetz 2   Abstract Type VII collagen is the predominant, if not the exclusive, component of the anchoring fibrils, attachment structures stabilizing the association of the cutaneous basement membrane to the underlying dermis. In the skin, type VII […]

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