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The cornified envelope: a model of cell death in the skin

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New insights into the molecular mechanisms and the physiological endpoints of cornification are increasing the understanding of the pathological defects of this unique form of programmed cell death, which is associated with barrier malfunctions and ichthyosis.
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The epidermis functions as a barrier against the environment by means of several layers of terminally differentiated, dead keratinocytes - the cornified layer, which forms the endpoint of epidermal differentiation and death. The cornified envelope replaces the plasma membrane of differentiating keratinocytes and consists of keratins that are enclosed within an insoluble amalgam of proteins, which are crosslinked by transglutaminases and surrounded by a lipid envelope. New insights into the molecular mechanisms and the physiological endpoints of cornification are increasing our understanding of the pathological defects of this unique form of programmed cell death, which is associated with barrier malfunctions and ichthyosis.

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Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018.

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Classification of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death

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Molecular definitions of cell death subroutines: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2012

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