The Desmosome is a Mesoscale Lipid Raft-Like Membrane Domain
J. D. Lewis, A. L. Caldara, S. E. Zimmer, A. Seybold, N. L. Strong, S. N. Stahley, A. S. Frangakis, I. Levental, J. K. Wahl, A. L. Mattheyses, T. Sasaki, K. Nakabayashi, K. Hata, Y. Matsubara, A. Ishida-Yamamoto, , A. P. Kowalczyk
The paper identifies a mutation in the desmoglein TMD that disrupts lipid raft association and desmosome formation, revealing a mesoscale lipid raft-like domain in desmosomes.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2018Cell Biology