Intercellular Junctions in Normal Epidermis

September 2004 in “ Experimental Dermatology ”

David R. Garrod

desmosomal cadherins desmocollin desmoglein plakoglobin plakophilin epidermal structure epithelial morphogenesis cell adhesion Darier's disease pemphigus vulgaris desmosome assembly cellular signals

Studysummary This study found that desmosomal adhesion plays a crucial role in epithelial morphogenesis and cell positioning, equivalent in importance to that of adherens junctions.

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