TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Contribution of proteomics to the study of the role of cytokeratins in disease and physiopathology
JO  - Proteomics clinical applications
A1  - Brouillard, Franck
A1  - Fritsch, Janine
A1  - Edelman, Aleksander
A1  - Ollero, Mario
SP  - 264
EP  - 285
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - Cytokeratins (CKs), the most abundant group of cytoskeletal intermediate filaments, and proteomics are strongly connected. On the one hand, proteomics has been extremely useful to uncover new features and functions of CKs, on the other, the highly abundant CKs serve as an exceptional tool to test new technological developments in proteomics. As a result, proteomics has contributed to finding valuable associations of CKs with diseases as diverse as cancer, cystic fibrosis, steatohepatitis, viral and bacterial infection, keratoconus, vitreoretinopathy, preeclampsia or the chronic fatigue syndrome, as well as to characterizing their participation in a number of physiopathological processes, including drug resistance, response to toxicants, inflammation, stem cell differentiation, embryo development, and tissue repair. In some cases, like in cystic fibrosis, CKs have been described as potential therapeutic targets. The development of a specific field of proteomics where CKs become the main subject of research aims and hypotheses is suggested.<p /> 
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SN  - 1862-8346
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prca.200780018
ID  - ref1
ER  -