Dermokine, also known as epidermis-specific secreted protein SK30/SK89, is a skin-specific glycoprotein that may play a regulatory role in the crosstalk between barrier dysfunction and inflammation, and therefore play a role in inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis. Dermokine is one of the most highly expressed proteins in differentiating keratinocytes, found mainly in the spinous and granular layers of the epidermis, but also in the epithelia of the small intestine, macrophages of the lung, and endothelial cells of the lung. Mouse dermokine has been reported to be encoded by 22 exons, and its expression leads to alpha, beta, and gamma transcripts.
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