OSMRβ mutants enhance basal keratinocyte differentiation via inactivation of the STAT5/KLF7 axis in PLCA patients.
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SUBMITTER: Liu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8310549 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
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OSMRβ mutants enhance basal keratinocyte differentiation via inactivation of the STAT5/KLF7 axis in PLCA patients.
Liu Jun J Chen Junchen J Zhong Yadan Y Yu Xiaoling X Lu Ping P Feng Jianqi J Zhang Xin X Ma Shufeng S Yang Chao C Yang Bin B Rong Zhili Z
Protein & cell 20210127 8
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