The Structure and Function of Type VII Collagen

Type VII collagen is a major structural component of anchoring fibrils.

1986 • 545 citations

Type VII collagen forms an extended network of anchoring fibrils.

1987 • 383 citations

Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita antigen is the globular carboxyl terminus of type VII procollagen.

1988 • 340 citations

Evaluation of Anchoring Fibrils and Other Components of the Dermal-Epidermal Junction in Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa by a Quantitative Ultrastructural Technique

1985 • 242 citations

Isolation and partial characterization of a new human collagen with an extended triple-helical structural domain.

1983 • 173 citations

Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica-Recessive: A Possible Role Of Anchoring Fibrils In The Pathogenesis

1975 • 173 citations

Large complex globular domains of type VII procollagen contribute to the structure of anchoring fibrils.

1986 • 168 citations

Anchoring fibrils form a complex network in human and rabbit cornea.

1987 • 166 citations

Identification of an epidermal basement membrane defect in recessive forms of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa by LH 7:2 monoclonal antibody: use in diagnosis

1986 • 160 citations

Cleavage of type VII collagen by interstitial collagenase and type IV collagenase (gelatinase) derived from human skin

1989 • 151 citations

A SPECIAL FIBRIL OF THE DERMIS

1965 • 149 citations

The tissue form of type VII collagen is an antiparallel dimer.

1986 • 148 citations

Epidermolysis Bullosa. A Clinical, Genetic and Epidemiological study.

1971 • 140 citations

Type VII Collagen is a Normal Component of Epidermal Basement Membrane, Which Shows Altered Expression in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

1988 • 135 citations

Hemidesmosomes and anchoring fibril collagen appear synchronously during development and wound healing

1988 • 116 citations

Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita Antigen Is Synthesized by Both Human Keratinocytes and Human Dermal Fibroblasts

1985 • 100 citations

Tissue form of type VII collagen from human skin and dermal fibroblasts in culture

1987 • 94 citations

Thermal Stability and Folding of Type IV Procollagen and Effect of Peptidyl-Prolyl cis-trans-Isomerase on the Folding of the Triple Helix

1989 • 90 citations

Anchoring fibrils contain the carboxyl-terminal globular domain of type VII procollagen, but lack the amino-terminal globular domain.

1987 • 76 citations

Lack of Type VII Collagen in Unaffected Skin of Patients with Severe Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis bullosa

1988 • 74 citations

Ontogeny of Structural Components at the Dermal-Epidermal Junction in Human Embryonic and Fetal Skin: The Appearance of Anchoring Fibrils and Type VII Collagen

1988 • 73 citations

The Structure of Type VII Collagena

1985 • 64 citations

A SYMMETRICAL, EXTRACELLULAR FIBRIL

1969 • 52 citations

Identification of Bullous Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Laminin, and Anchoring Fibril Antigens in Human Fetal Skin

1985 • 45 citations