Immunolocalization of Junctional Proteins in Human Hairs Indicates That the Membrane Complex Stabilizes the Inner Root Sheath While Desmosomes Contact the Companion Layer Through Specific Keratins

January 2013 in “ Acta Histochemica ”

Lorenzo Alibardi, Noecker Bernd

inner root sheath desmosomes desmoglein plakophilin keratins transglutaminases isopeptide cross-linking hair bulb keratogenous zone

Studysummary Junctional proteins stabilize the inner root sheath and connect the companion layer in human hair.

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