Cytoplasmic Plaque Formation in Hemidesmosome Development Is Dependent on SoxF Transcription Factor Function

Shelly Oommen; Mathias Francois; Maiko Kawasaki; Melanie Murrell; Katsushige Kawasaki; Thantrira Porntaveetus; Sarah Ghafoor; Neville J. Young; Yoshimasa Okamatsu; John McGrath; Peter Koopman; Paul T. Sharpe; Atsushi Ohazama

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043857

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Cytoplasmic Plaque Formation in Hemidesmosome Development Is Dependent on SoxF Transcription Factor Function

Shelly Oommen,

Affiliation Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, and Biomedical Research Centre, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Mathias Francois,

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Maiko Kawasaki,

Affiliation Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, and Biomedical Research Centre, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Melanie Murrell,

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Katsushige Kawasaki,

Affiliation Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, and Biomedical Research Centre, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Thantrira Porntaveetus,

Affiliation Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, and Biomedical Research Centre, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Sarah Ghafoor,

Affiliation Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, and Biomedical Research Centre, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Neville J. Young,

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Yoshimasa Okamatsu,

Affiliation Department of Periodontology, Showa University Dental School, Tokyo, Japan
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John McGrath,

Affiliation Genetic Skin Disease Group, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Division of Skin Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Peter Koopman,

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Paul T. Sharpe,

Affiliation Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, and Biomedical Research Centre, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Atsushi Ohazama

* E-mail: atsushi.2.ohazama@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliations Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, and Biomedical Research Centre, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Department of Periodontology, Showa University Dental School, Tokyo, Japan
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Cytoplasmic Plaque Formation in Hemidesmosome Development Is Dependent on SoxF Transcription Factor Function

Shelly Oommen,
Mathias Francois,
Maiko Kawasaki,
Melanie Murrell,
Katsushige Kawasaki,
Thantrira Porntaveetus,
Sarah Ghafoor,
Neville J. Young,
Yoshimasa Okamatsu,
John McGrath

Published: September 4, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043857

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