Targeted inactivation of plectin reveals essential function in maintaining the integrity of skin, muscle, and heart cytoarchitecture.

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Published in Genes Dev on December 01, 1997

Authors

K Andrä1, H Lassmann, R Bittner, S Shorny, R Fässler, F Propst, G Wiche

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1: Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria.

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