Delayed Wound Healing in Keratin 6a Knockout Mice

July 2000 in “ Molecular and Cellular Biology ”

Sonja M. Wojcik, Donnie S. Bundman, Dennis R. Roop

keratin 6a keratin 6b outer root sheath interfollicular epidermis reepithelialization hair follicles keratinocytes wound healing follicular keratinocytes

Studysummary This study found that MK6a-deficient mice showed delayed reepithelialization after superficial wounding but not after full-thickness skin wounds, suggesting MK6a plays a role in activating follicular keratinocytes post-wounding.

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