title: [Loss of adhesive function of desmosomal cadherin and skin diseases in humans and animals].
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishifuji
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amagai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000235:genetics*; D051182:Desmogleins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000276:immunology; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000502:physiology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D051182:Desmogleins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases