Keratinocytes are the primary type of cell found in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. In humans, they constitute 90% of epidermal skin cells...
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Keratinocyte carcinomas are a group of nonmelanoma skin cancers arising from the keratinocyte found in the epidermis of the human skin, namely: Basal-cell...
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The keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), also known as FGF7, is a growth factor present in the epithelialization-phase of wound healing. In this phase, keratinocytes...
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transglutaminase enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TGM1 gene. Keratinocyte transglutaminase enzymes serve to specifically catalyze the development...
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epidermis is termed epidermal. The epidermis primarily consists of keratinocytes (proliferating basal and differentiated suprabasal), which comprise...
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Stratum basale (redirect from Basal keratinocyte)
to divide and produce new cells, and these are sometimes called basal keratinocyte stem cells. Others serve to anchor the epidermis glabrous skin (hairless)...
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migration. Thus keratinocytes detach from the basement membrane and are able to enter the wound bed. Before they begin migrating, keratinocytes change shape...
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HaCaT is a spontaneously transformed aneuploid immortal keratinocyte cell line from adult human skin, widely used in scientific research. HaCaT cells are...
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be used in combination with benzoyl peroxide. Due to its effects on keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation, adapalene is superior to tretinoin...
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growth of keratin on the skin or on mucous membranes stemming from keratinocytes, the prominent cell type in the epidermis. More specifically, it can...
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whales are also made of keratin. Keratin filaments are abundant in keratinocytes in the hornified layer of the epidermis; these are proteins which have...
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scales off a fish'. Keratinocytes are the predominant cells of the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. Living keratinocytes reside in the basal...
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Hemidesmosomes are very small stud-like structures found in keratinocytes of the epidermis of skin that attach to the extracellular matrix. They are similar...
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Keratinocyte growth factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF7 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth...
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special organelles called melanosomes which can be transported to nearby keratinocytes to induce pigmentation. Thus darker skin tones have more melanosomes...
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Antiandrogen: A Study of 5α-reductase Type 2 Gene Expression in a Human Keratinocyte Cell Line" (PDF). Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica. 25 (4): 271–275...
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insulin-like growth factor receptors, which leads to proliferation of keratinocytes, fibroblasts and other cells in the skin. Activation of other growth...
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composed of proliferating basal and differentiated suprabasal keratinocytes. Keratinocytes are the major cells, constituting 95% of the epidermis, while...
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involves formation of anti-hemidesmosome antibodies, causing a loss of keratinocytes to basement membrane adhesion. Clinically, the earliest lesions may...
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across cell membranes. ABCA12 is thought to be a lipid transporter in keratinocytes necessary for lipid transport into lamellar granules during the formation...
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Corneocytes are terminally differentiated keratinocytes and compose most of the stratum corneum, the outermost layer of the epidermis. They are regularly...
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granulosum and stratum basale. This layer is composed of polyhedral keratinocytes. These are joined with desmosomes. Their spiny (Latin, spinosum) appearance...
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epithelium; four types of cells: keratinocytes, melanocytes, Merkel cells, and Langerhans cells. The predominant cell keratinocyte, which produces keratin, a...
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induce strong Ca2+ signals in cultured human keratinocytes. The long-term stimulation of keratinocytes with Sandalore positively affected cell proliferation...
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icosahedral surface lattice. Papillomaviruses replicate exclusively in keratinocytes. Keratinocytes form the outermost layers of the skin, as well as some mucosal...
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it is composed of three to five layers of dead, flattened keratinocytes. The keratinocytes of the stratum lucidum do not feature distinct boundaries and...
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are flat cells that line many areas of the body. Some of which are keratinocytes. Accumulation of these cancer cells causes a microscopic focus of abnormal...
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that reach keratinocytes. Melanosomes, along with the melanin they contain, are transferred from melanocytes to keratinocytes when keratinocytes are low...
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dermis, and the outer, thinner epidermis. Vitamin D is produced in the keratinocytes of two innermost strata of the epidermis, the stratum basale and stratum...
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cross section showing hair follicle with sebaceous glands. Relative to keratinocytes that make up the hair follicle, sebaceous glands are composed of huge...
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