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A mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1/2 (mTORC1)/V-Akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 (AKT1)/cathepsin H axis controls filaggrin expression and processing in skin, a novel mechanism for skin barrier disruption in patients with atopic dermatitis.

Naeem, AS; Tommasi, C; Cole, C; Brown, SJ; Zhu, Y; Way, B; Willis Owen, SAG; Moffatt, M; Cookson, WO; Harper, JI;... (2017-04)

BACKGROUND: Filaggrin, which is encoded by the filaggrin gene (FLG), is an important component of the skin's barrier to the external environment, and genetic defects in FLG strongly associate with atopic dermatitis (AD). ...