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ReviewNature reviews. Molecular cell biology2011

Deconstructing the skin: cytoarchitectural determinants of epidermal morphogenesis.

Cory L Simpson, Dipal M Patel, Kathleen J Green

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Review in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 262 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
262citing papers in PubMed
15.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

262 citing papers in PubMed, 498 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Epidermal retinoid starvation driven by AKR1B10 orchestrates barrier disruption and hyperinflammation in atopic dermatitis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  11. Squamous-state excursions activate APOBEC3A in cancer.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  12. The human Flower isoform hFWE4 facilitates cornification in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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  13. The 4E-BP1 deletion modestly mitigates mTORC1-deficient epidermal barrier defects.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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  14. Live imaging of vascular dynamics in mouse skin.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2026
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  16. Cell proliferation and differentiation during epidermis renewal.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2026
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202 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cory L SimpsonDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
Dipal M Patel
Kathleen J Green
Northwestern University · US

Funding

MOLECULAR GENETICS OF PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS ANTIGENR01AR041836 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1993 to 2026
$11.8M
DESMOPLAKIN FUNCTION IN EPIDERMISR01AR043380 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1996 to 2026
$7.0M
Desmoplakin Assembly and Function in EpidermisR37AR043380 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GREEN, KATHLEEN JANEE · 2011 to 2020
$4.6M
Regulation of Desmosomal Cadherins in Oral CancerR01CA122151 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GREEN, KATHLEEN JANEE · 2006 to 2016
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS CA122151NCI NIH HHS R01 CA122151NIAMS NIH HHS AR041836NIAMS NIH HHS AR043380NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR041836NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR043380NIAMS NIH HHS R37 AR043380
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To provide a stable environmental barrier, the epidermis requires an integrated network of cytoskeletal elements and cellular junctions. Nevertheless, the epidermis ranks among the body's most dynamic tissues, continually regenerating itself and responding to cutaneous insults. As keratinocytes journey from the basal compartment towards the cornified layers, they completely reorganize their adhesive junctions and cytoskeleton. These architectural components are more than just rivets and scaffolds - they are active participants in epidermal morphogenesis that regulate epidermal polarization, signalling and barrier formation.

Indexed as

Epidermal CellsAnimalsCell AdhesionEpidermisHumansIntercellular JunctionsModels, BiologicalMorphogenesisSkin

Identifiers

PMID21860392
PMCPMC3280198
OpenAlexW2052920039

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