TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 127, Issue 4 (April 2007)

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Editorials

Transparency Is the Key to the Relationship between Biomedical Journals and Medical Writers FREE

Heather Yarnall Schultz and Elizabeth Blalock

J Invest Dermatol 127: 735-737; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700794

Research Snippets FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 740; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700816

Editors' Picks FREE

J Invest Dermatol 127: 741; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700782

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Commentaries

Tightening the Epidermal Barrier with Atypical PKCs FREE

Mitchell F Denning

J Invest Dermatol 127: 742-744; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700694

See also: Original Article by Helfrich et al.

Soluble Fas Ligand: Is It a Critical Mediator of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Stevens–Johnson Syndrome? FREE

Junko Murata and Riichiro Abe

J Invest Dermatol 127: 744-745; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700693

See also: Original Article by Stur et al.

Toll-Like Receptor 9-Independent Suppression of Skin Inflammation by Oligonucleotides FREE

Andor Pivarcsi

J Invest Dermatol 127: 746-748; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700679

See also: Original Article by Dorn et al.

Differentiation of Human Keratinocytes Requires the Vitamin D Receptor and Its Coactivators FREE

Wendy B Bollag

J Invest Dermatol 127: 748-750; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700692

See also: Original Article by Hawker et al.
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Review

Melanocytes/Melanoma

Approaches to Identify Inhibitors of Melanin Biosynthesis via the Quality Control of Tyrosinase FREE

Hideya Ando, Hirofumi Kondoh, Masamitsu Ichihashi and Vincent J Hearing

J Invest Dermatol 127: 751-761; advance online publication, January 11, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700683

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Original Articles

Cell Biology

Increased ICAM-1 Expression Causes Endothelial Cell Leakiness, Cytoskeletal Reorganization and Junctional Alterations FREE

Paul R Clark, Thomas D Manes, Jordan S Pober and Martin S Kluger

J Invest Dermatol 127: 762-774; advance online publication, December 28, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700670

Calcium-Independent Desmosomes of Keratinocytes are Hyper-Adhesive FREE

Tomomi E Kimura, Anita J Merritt and David R Garrod

J Invest Dermatol 127: 775-781; advance online publication, December 28, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700643

Role of aPKC Isoforms and Their Binding Partners Par3 and Par6 in Epidermal Barrier Formation FREE

Iris Helfrich, Annika Schmitz, Paola Zigrino, Christian Michels, Ingo Haase, André le Bivic, Michael Leitges and Carien M Niessen

J Invest Dermatol 127: 782-791; advance online publication, November 16, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700621

See also: Commentary by Denning
Plakoglobin Deficiency Protects Keratinocytes from Apoptosis FREE

Rachel L Dusek, Lisa M Godsel, Feng Chen, Anne M Strohecker, Spiro Getsios, Robert Harmon, Eliane J Müller, Reto Caldelari, Vincent L Cryns and Kathleen J Green

J Invest Dermatol 127: 792-801; advance online publication, November 16, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700615

Clinical Research

Soluble FAS Ligand: A Discriminating Feature between Drug-Induced Skin Eruptions and Viral Exanthemas FREE

Karoline Stur, Franz M Karlhofer and Georg Stingl

J Invest Dermatol 127: 802-807; advance online publication, November 30, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700648

See also: Commentary by Murata & Abe
Risk of Lymphoma Following Exposure to Calcineurin Inhibitors and Topical Steroids in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis FREE

Felix M Arellano, Charles E Wentworth, Alejandro Arana, Carlos Fernández and Carle F Paul

J Invest Dermatol 127: 808-816; advance online publication, November 9, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700622

Genetics

Novel Homozygous Frameshift Mutation of EVER1 Gene in an Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis Patient FREE

Michael D Gober, Peter L Rady, Qin He, Stephen B Tucker, Stephen K Tyring and Anthony A Gaspari

J Invest Dermatol 127: 817-820; advance online publication, November 30, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700641

Epigallocatechin Gallate's Protective Effect against MMP7 in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Patients FREE

Sylvie Igondjo-Tchen Changotade, Antoine Assoumou, Farida Guéniche, Florence Fioretti, Sylvie Séguier, Yves de Prost, Christine Bodemer, Gaston Godeau and Karim Senni

J Invest Dermatol 127: 821-828; advance online publication, November 30, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700645

Novel Mutations in ALOX12B in Patients with Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis and Evidence for Genetic Heterogeneity on Chromosome 17p13 FREE

Fabienne Lesueur, Bakar Bouadjar, Caroline Lefèvre, Florence Jobard, Stéphanie Audebert, Hakima Lakhdar, Ludovic Martin, Gianluca Tadini, Aysen Karaduman, Serap Emre, Safa Saker, Mark Lathrop and Judith Fischer

J Invest Dermatol 127: 829-834; advance online publication, November 30, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700640

Immunology/Infection

Dimethylfumarate Induces Immunosuppression via Glutathione Depletion and Subsequent Induction of Heme Oxygenase 1 FREE

Joachim C U Lehmann, Joanna J Listopad, Christine U Rentzsch, Frederik H Igney, Arne von Bonin, Hartwig H Hennekes, Khusru Asadullah and Wolf-Dietrich F Docke

J Invest Dermatol 127: 835-845; advance online publication, January 18, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700686

Oligonucleotides Suppress IL-8 in Skin Keratinocytes In Vitro and Offer Anti-Inflammatory Properties In Vivo  FREE

Annette Dorn, Ralf Joachim Ludwig, Andreas Bock, Diamant Thaci, Katja Hardt, Jurgen Bereiter-Hahn, Roland Kaufmann, August Bernd and Stefan Kippenberger

J Invest Dermatol 127: 846-854; advance online publication, November 30, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700620

See also: Commentary by Pivarcsi
Topical Application with a New NF-kappaB Inhibitor Improves Atopic Dermatitis in NC/NgaTnd Mice FREE

Akane Tanaka, Susumu Muto, Kyungsook Jung, Akiko Itai and Hiroshi Matsuda

J Invest Dermatol 127: 855-863; advance online publication, October 19, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700603

The Intracellular and Extracellular Domains of BP180 Antigen Comprise Novel Epitopes Targeted by Pemphigoid Gestationis Autoantibodies FREE

Giovanni Di Zenzo, Valentina Calabresi, Fabiana Grosso, Marzia Caproni, Marina Ruffelli and Giovanna Zambruno

J Invest Dermatol 127: 864-873; advance online publication, October 19, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700594

Keratinocytes/Epidermis

Regulation of Human Epidermal Keratinocyte Differentiation by the Vitamin D Receptor and its Coactivators DRIP205, SRC2, and SRC3 FREE

Nathaniel P Hawker, Sally D Pennypacker, Sandra M Chang and Daniel D Bikle

J Invest Dermatol 127: 874-880; advance online publication, November 2, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700624

See also: Commentary by Bollag
A Human mAb Specific to Oncofetal Fibronectin Selectively Targets Chronic Skin Inflammation In Vivo  FREE

Eveline Trachsel, Manuela Kaspar, Frank Bootz, Michael Detmar and Dario Neri

J Invest Dermatol 127: 881-886; advance online publication, December 21, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700653

Dermatopharmacokinetic Prediction of Topical Drug Bioavailability In Vivo  FREE

Christophe Herkenne, Aarti Naik, Yogeshvar N Kalia, Jonathan Hadgraft and Richard H Guy

J Invest Dermatol 127: 887-894; advance online publication, November 30, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700642

Depth Dependence of Stratum Corneum Lipid Ordering: A Slow-Tumbling Simulation for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance FREE

Eiichiro Yagi, Kazutami Sakamoto and Kouichi Nakagawa

J Invest Dermatol 127: 895-899; advance online publication, November 16, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700625

Melanocytes/Melanoma

Distinct Clinical and Pathological Features Are Associated with the BRAF T1799A(V600E) Mutation in Primary Melanoma FREE

Wendy Liu, John W Kelly, Melanie Trivett, William K Murray, John P Dowling, Rory Wolfe, Graham Mason, Jill Magee, Christopher Angel, Alexander Dobrovic and Grant A McArthur

J Invest Dermatol 127: 900-905; advance online publication, December 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700632

TIM-3 Is Expressed in Melanoma Cells and Is Upregulated in TGF-Beta Stimulated Mast Cells FREE

Zoltan Wiener, Barbara Kohalmi, Peter Pocza, Judit Jeager, Gergely Tolgyesi, Sara Toth, Eva Gorbe, Zoltan Papp and Andras Falus

J Invest Dermatol 127: 906-914; advance online publication, November 9, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700616

Photobiology

CD4+ T Cells in Lymph Nodes of UVB-Irradiated Mice Suppress Immune Responses to New Antigens Both In Vitro and In Vivo  FREE

Shelley Gorman, Jamie W-Y Tan, Stephanie T Yerkovich, John J Finlay-Jones and Prue H Hart

J Invest Dermatol 127: 915-924; advance online publication, October 19, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700600

Vitamin D Enhances ALA-Induced Protoporphyrin IX Production and Photodynamic Cell Death in 3-D Organotypic Cultures of Keratinocytes FREE

Nobuyuki Sato, Brian W Moore, Samantha Keevey, Judy A Drazba, Tayyaba Hasan and Edward V Maytin

J Invest Dermatol 127: 925-934; advance online publication, October 19, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700595

Tumor Biology

Risk Factors for Histological Types and Anatomic Sites of Cutaneous Basal-Cell Carcinoma: An Italian Case–Control Study FREE

Claudio Pelucchi, Anna Di Landro, Luigi Naldi and Carlo La Vecchia

J Invest Dermatol 127: 935-944; advance online publication, October 19, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700598

Wound Healing

S100A7 (Psoriasin) – Mechanism of Antibacterial Action in Wounds FREE

Kathleen C Lee and Richard L Eckert

J Invest Dermatol 127: 945-957; advance online publication, December 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700663

Mechanisms of Chronic Skin Ulceration Linking Lactate, Transforming Growth Factor-beta, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Collagen Remodeling, Collagen Stability, and Defective Angiogenesis FREE

Stephen John Dalton, Christine Vivienne Whiting, Jennifer Ruth Bailey, David Charles Mitchell and John Francis Tarlton

J Invest Dermatol 127: 958-968; advance online publication, January 11, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700651

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Letters to the Editor

Lack of Association between EGF 61A>G Polymorphism and Plasma EGF Concentration in the STANISLAS Family Study FREE

Hind Berrahmoune, Bernard Herbeth, John V Lamont, Christine Masson, Stephen P FitzGerald and Sophie Visvikis-Siest

J Invest Dermatol 127: 969-970; advance online publication, December 14, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700650

Oral Administration of Chymase Inhibitor Improves Dermatitis in NC/Nga Mice FREE

Naohiro Watanabe, Yoshiaki Tomimori, Maki Terakawa, Kenji Ishiwata, Adumi Wada, Tsuyoshi Muto, Taisaku Tanaka, Hiroshi Maruoka, Kazuhiro Nagahira, Takashi Nakatsuka and Yoshiaki Fukuda

J Invest Dermatol 127: 971-973; advance online publication, January 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700708

Atopic Skin Is Associated with a Lack of Phosphatidylcholine–Sphingomyelin Transacylase Activity FREE

Matthias Peiser, Torsten Zuberbier and Reinhard Wanner

J Invest Dermatol 127: 973-975; advance online publication, November 23, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700623

The Detrimental Effects of Daily Sub-Erythemal Exposure on Human Skin In Vivo Can Be Prevented by a Daily-Care Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen FREE

Antony R Young, Guy E Orchard, Graham I Harrison and Jochen L Klock

J Invest Dermatol 127: 975-978; advance online publication, November 2, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700606

In Vitro Reconstruction of Neuro-Epidermal Connections FREE

Yannick Château, Germaine Dorange, Jean-François Clément, Jean-Pierre Pennec, Eric Gobin, Laurent Griscom, Marie Baudrimont, Nathalie Rougier, Christophe Chesné and Laurent Misery

J Invest Dermatol 127: 979-981; advance online publication, December 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700646

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