TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 127, Issue 11 (November 2007)

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Editorials

Partnership Among Dermatology, the Society for Investigative Dermatology, and Industry: Suggestions for Change FREE

Anton Stuetz

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2487-2489; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701130

Research Snippets FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2492; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701150

Editors' Picks FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2493; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701133

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Journal Club

Filaggrin Gene Mutations Mediate Severity of Alopecia Areata When Associated with Atopic Dermatitis FREE

Marianna L Blyumin, Shasa Hu and Robert S Kirsner

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2494; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701137

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Commentaries

IL-15 and Psoriasis: Another Genetic Link to Th17? FREE

James T Elder

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2495-2497; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700855

See also: Original Article by Zhang et al.

Unraveling Mysteries of the Multifunctional Protein SPARC FREE

Mizuho Fukunaga-Kalabis and Meenhard Herlyn

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2497-2498; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701050

See also: Original Article by Prada et al.
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Perspectives

Keratinocytes/Epidermis

Desmosomes: New Perspectives on a Classic FREE

Kathleen J Green and Cory L Simpson

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2499-2515; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701015

Cell Biology

Gap Junctions: Basic Structure and Function FREE

Gülistan Mes cedile, Gabriele Richard and Thomas W White

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2516-2524; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700770

Tight Junctions/Adherens Junctions: Basic Structure and Function FREE

Carien M Niessen

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2525-2532; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700865

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Original Articles

Cell Biology

Involvement of Protein Kinase A in Nitric Oxide Stimulating Effect on a BKCa Channel of Human Dermal Fibroblasts FREE

Siyoung Roh, Seyong Choi and Inja Lim

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2533-2538; advance online publication, June 7, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700907

Genetics

Loss-of-Function Mutations in the Filaggrin Gene and Alopecia Areata: Strong Risk Factor for a Severe Course of Disease in Patients Comorbid for Atopic Disease FREE

Regina C Betz, Jana Pforr, Antonia Flaquer, Silke Redler, Sandra Hanneken, Sibylle Eigelshoven, Anne-Katrin Kortüm, Thomas Tüting, Julien Lambert, Jozef De Weert, Axel M Hillmer, Christine Schmael, Thomas F Wienker, Roland Kruse, Gerhard Lutz, Bettina Blaumeiser and Markus M Nöthen

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2539-2543; advance online publication, June 21, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700915

Polymorphisms in Interleukin-15 Gene on Chromosome 4q31.2 Are Associated with Psoriasis Vulgaris in Chinese Population FREE

Xue-Jun Zhang, Kai-Lin Yan, Zhi-Min Wang, Sen Yang, Guo-Long Zhang, Xing Fan, Feng-Li Xiao, Min Gao, Yong Cui, Pei-Guang Wang, Liang-dan Sun, Kai-Yue Zhang, Beilan Wang, Da-Zhi Wang, Shi-Jie Xu, Wei Huang and Jian-Jun Liu

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2544-2551; advance online publication, May 31, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700896

See also: Commentary by Elder
Evidence for Two Susceptibility Loci on Chromosomes 22q12 and 6p21–p22 in Chinese Generalized Vitiligo Families FREE

Yanhua Liang, Sen Yang, Youwen Zhou, Jinping Gui, Yunqing Ren, Jianjun Chen, Xing Fan, Liangdan Sun, Fengli Xiao, Min Gao, Wenhui Du, Qiaoyun Fang, Shijie Xu, Wei Huang and Xuejun Zhang

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2552-2557; advance online publication, June 14, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700904

Genetic Variations in NALP1 Are Associated with Generalized Vitiligo in a Romanian Population FREE

Ying Jin, Stanca A Birlea, Pamela R Fain and Richard A Spritz

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2558-2562; advance online publication, July 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700953

Single Base Instability Is Promoted in Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus FREE

Ronald A Tapp, Jingtao Feng, J Wesley Jones, J Andrew Carlson and Vincent L Wilson

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2563-2576; advance online publication, June 7, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700889

Delivery and Inhibition of Reporter Genes by Small Interfering RNAs in a Mouse Skin Model FREE

Qian Wang, Heini Ilves, Pauline Chu, Christopher H Contag, Devin Leake, Brian H Johnston and Roger L Kaspar

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2577-2584; advance online publication, May 24, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700891

Immunology/Infection

Gene Expression Time Course in the Human Skin during Elicitation of Allergic Contact Dermatitis FREE

Malene B Pedersen, Lone Skov, Torkil Menné, Jeanne D Johansen and Jørgen Olsen

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2585-2595; advance online publication, June 28, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700902

S100A15, an Antimicrobial Protein of the Skin: Regulation by E. coli through Toll-Like Receptor 4 FREE

Amanda S Büchau, Mohamed Hassan, Gabriela Kukova, Virginia Lewerenz, Sabine Kellermann, Jens U Würthner, Ronald Wolf, Markus Walz, Richard L Gallo and Thomas Ruzicka

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2596-2604; advance online publication, July 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700946

A Pathogenic Role for IgE in Autoimmunity: Bullous Pemphigoid IgE Reproduces the Early Phase of Lesion Development in Human Skin Grafted to nu/nu Mice FREE

Janet A Fairley, Christopher T Burnett, Chang-Ling Fu, David L Larson, Matthew G Fleming and George J Giudice

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2605-2611; advance online publication, July 5, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700958

Melanocytes/Melanoma

Impaired PI3K/Akt Activation-Mediated NF-kappaB Inactivation Under Elevated TNF-alpha Is More Vulnerable to Apoptosis in Vitiliginous Keratinocytes FREE

Nan-Hyung Kim, Songhee Jeon, Hyun-Joo Lee and Ai-Young Lee

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2612-2617; advance online publication, May 24, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700900

SPARC Endogenous Level, rather than Fibroblast-Produced SPARC or Stroma Reorganization Induced by SPARC, Is Responsible for Melanoma Cell Growth FREE

Federico Prada, Lorena G Benedetti, Alicia I Bravo, Mariano J Alvarez, Cecilia Carbone and Osvaldo L Podhajcer

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2618-2628; advance online publication, July 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700962

See also: Commentary by Fukunaga-Kalabis & Herlyn

Photobiology

Quantification of Inducible SOS-Like Photoprotective Responses in Human Skin FREE

Simin Arad, Nellie Konnikov, David A Goukassian and Barbara A Gilchrest

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2629-2636; advance online publication, May 24, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700893

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Establishes Autocrine and Paracrine Feedback Loops for the Protection of Skin Cells after UV Irradiation FREE

Michael Mildner, Veronika Mlitz, Florian Gruber, Johann Wojta and Erwin Tschachler

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2637-2644; advance online publication, June 28, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700938

Wound Healing

TNF-alpha Suppresses alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression in Human Dermal Fibroblasts: An Implication for Abnormal Wound Healing FREE

Mytien T Goldberg, Yuan-Ping Han, Chunli Yan, Michael C Shaw and Warren L Garner

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2645-2655; advance online publication, May 31, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700890

A Role for TGF-beta1-Induced Cellular Responses during Wound Healing of the Non-Scarring Early Human Fetus? FREE

Kerstin J Rolfe, Janette Richardson, Charlotte Vigor, Laurie M Irvine, Addie O Grobbelaar and Claire Linge

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2656-2667; advance online publication, August 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700951

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Letters to the Editor

Uninteresting Conflicts of Interest FREE

Sam Shuster

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2668; advance online publication, October 4, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701108

Clinical Evidence Epistemology FREE

Robert P Dellavalle, Scott R Freeman and Hywel C Williams

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2668-2669; advance online publication, May 17, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700894

Novel ABCA12 Mutations Identified in Two Cases of Non-Bullous Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma Associated with Multiple Skin Malignant Neoplasia FREE

Ken Natsuga, Masashi Akiyama, Naoko Kato, Kaori Sakai, Yoriko Sugiyama-Nakagiri, Machiko Nishimura, Hiroo Hata, Masataka Abe, Ken Arita, Yukiko Tsuji-Abe, Takashi Onozuka, Satoru Aoyagi, Kazuo Kodama, Hideyuki Ujiie, Yuki Tomita and Hiroshi Shimizu

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2669-2673; advance online publication, May 17, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700885

Cellular Defects in Chediak–Higashi Syndrome Correlate with the Molecular Genotype and Clinical Phenotype FREE

Wendy Westbroek, David Adams, Marjan Huizing, Amy Koshoffer, Heidi Dorward, Bradford Tinloy, Jennifer Parkes, Amanda Helip-Wooley, Robert Kleta, Ekaterina Tsilou, Patrice Duvernay, Kathleen B Digre, Donnell J Creel, James G White, Raymond E Boissy and William A Gahl

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2674-2677; advance online publication, May 31, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700899

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Errata/Corrigenda

Mutation in Mpzl3, a Novel Gene Encoding a Predicted Adhesion Protein, in rough coat (rc) Mice with Severe Skin and Hair Abnormalities FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2678; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700995

Retrospective Diagnosis of Fatal BP180-Deficient Non-Herlitz Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa Suggested by Immunofluorescence (IF) Antigen-Mapping of Parental Carriers Bearing Enamel Defects FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2678; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701116

Highlights from the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Investigative Dermatology FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2678; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701117

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Abstracts

Australasian Society for Dermatology Research Meeting, May 2006 FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2679-2686; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701084

Australasian Society for Dermatology Research Meeting, May 2007 FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 2687-2693; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701085

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