title: Altered distribution of phospholipase C-gamma 1 in benign hyperproliferative epidermal diseases.
abstract: Phospholipase C-gamma 1 (PLC-gamma 1) is a well characterized substrate for the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase and has been implicated in the intracellular biochemical signaling cascade which occurs following stimulation of cells with epidermal growth factor. The in vivo localization of PLC-gamma 1 was examined by immunohistochemistry in sections of normal human skin and in skin sections from a diverse series of hyperproliferative epidermal conditions (psoriasis, seborrheic keratoses, acrochordons, and margins near second-degree burns). Immunoreactive PLC-gamma 1 was detected only in the basal compartment of normal skin but was readily detectable in both the basal and outer epidermal compartment in hyperproliferative skin conditions. In addition, immunoreactive PLC-gamma 1 colocalizes with immunoreactive epidermal growth factor receptor in both normal and hyperproliferative epidermis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery and Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nanney
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gates
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Todderud
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002056:Burns / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D004817:Epidermis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D007642:Keratosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D010738:Type C Phospholipases