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Zhongtao Li1,2,3, Sheng Wang1,3, Diana C Blaydon2
1Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Abstract:
Proteases are essential enzymes that, through the breakdown of proteins, regulate many aspects of tissue homeostasis including barrier function, cellular signaling, and tissue repair mechanisms in organisms. Disease gene discovery in a number of monogenic skin diseases has deepened the knowledge of how proteases and protease inhibitors can regulate skin homeostasis, keratinocyte desmosome-mediated cell adhesion, and epidermal barrier function. This short review details the association of protease dysregulation with monogenic skin diseases, postulated disease mechanisms, and emerging therapeutic strategies.
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