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SUBMITTER: Kleiser S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7465455 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kleiser Svenja S Nyström Alexander A
Biomolecules 20200811 8
Skin consists of the epidermis and dermis, which are connected by a specialized basement membrane-the epidermal basement membrane. Both the epidermal basement membrane and the underlying interstitial extracellular matrix (ECM) created by dermal fibroblasts contain distinct network-forming macromolecules. These matrices play various roles in order to maintain skin homeostasis and integrity. Within this complex interplay of cells and matrices, cell surface receptors play essential roles not only f ...[more]