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NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 140-156Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrm1014
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Blood coagulation, skin-barrier formation, hardening of the fertilization envelope, extracellular-matrix assembly and other important biological processes are dependent on the rapid generation of covalent crosslinks between proteins. These reactions-which are catalysed by transglutaminases-endow the resulting supramolecular structure with extra rigidity and resistance against proteolytic degradation. Some transglutaminases function as molecular switches in cytoskeletal scaffolding and modulate protein-protein interactions. Having knowledge of these enzymes is essential for understanding the aetiologies of diverse hereditary diseases of the blood and skin, and various autoimmune, inflammatory and degenerative conditions.
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