Kallikrein related peptidase 5
ProteinA trypsin-like serine protease expressed by keratinocytes that acts as the master initiating enzyme of epidermal desquamation.
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Keratin
ProteinKeratin is the family of structural proteins that form the intermediate filaments of skin, hair, and nails, providing mechanical strength and showing distinct expression patterns during repair.
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Keratinocyte
AnatomicalStructureThe predominant cell type of the epidermis, produced in the basal layer and progressively differentiating through epidermal strata to become the corneocytes that form the stratum corneum barrier.
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Keratinocyte differentiation
BiologicalProcessThe coordinated, one-way molecular programme by which a basal keratinocyte progresses through the epidermal layers to produce the structural and biochemical components of the skin barrier.