Hemidesmosome formation is initiated by the beta4 integrin subunit, requires complex formation of beta4 and HD1/plectin, and involves a direct interaction between beta4 and the bullous pemphigoid antigen 180.
AuthorsSchaapveld RQ, Borradori L, Geerts D, van Leusden MR, Kuikman I, Nievers MG, Niessen CM, Steenbergen RD, Snijders PJ, Sonnenberg A
JournalJ Cell Biol
PubMed ID9660880
'Hemidesmosomes (HDs) are stable anchoring structures that mediate the link between the intermediate filament cytoskeleton and the cell substratum. We investigated the contribution of various segments of the beta4 integrin cytoplasmic domain in the formation of HDs in transient transfection studies using immortalized keratinocytes derived from an epidermolysis bullosa patient ... More