title: Involucrin--structure and role in envelope assembly.
abstract: Recent findings have revealed much about the structure of involucrin. These findings make it possible to propose specific models regarding the role of involucrin and the mechanism of its crosslinking as an envelope precursor. These models provide clearly testable hypotheses that are expected to provide additional insights into the mechanism of cornified envelope assembly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology/Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4970.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Yaffe
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Crish
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rorke
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Welter
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D011503:Transglutaminases / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011498:Protein Precursors; C032253:involucrin; D011503:Transglutaminases