TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 127, Issue 6 (June 2007)
Editorials
Welcome to Our Home! FREE
Editor Paul R Bergstresser
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1277-1278; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700877
Clinical Snippets FREE
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1279; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700862
See also: Original Article by Jiang et al. See also: Letter to the Editor by Akiyama et al. See also: Original Article by Siebenhaar et al. See also: Original Article by Ponti et al. See also: Letter to the Editor by Mizumoto et al.Research Snippets FREE
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1280; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700905
Editors' Picks FREE
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1281; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700867
Commentaries
Filaggrin's Fuller Figure: A Glimpse into the Genetic Architecture of Atopic Dermatitis FREE
Aileen Sandilands, Frances J D Smith, Alan D Irvine and W H Irwin McLean
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1282-1284; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700876
Common Ground?: Tetracyclines, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Pustular Dermatoses, and Loxoscelism FREE
Lloyd E King Jr.
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1284-1286; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700724
See also: Original Article by Paixão-Cavalcante et al.Cross-Linking of Elafin/SKALP to Elastic Fibers in Photodamaged Skin: Too Much of a Good Thing? FREE
Joost Schalkwijk
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1286-1287; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700691
See also: Original Article by Muto et al.Opioids and the Skin: "Itchy" Perspectives beyond Analgesia and Abuse FREE
Martin Schmelz and Ralf Paus
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1287-1289; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700634
See also: Original Article by Bigliardi-Qi et al.Clues from Alopecia Areata on the Role of Neuropeptides in the Initiation of Autoimmunity FREE
Richard S Kalish
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1289-1291; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700655
See also: Original Article by Siebenhaar et al.Review
Genetics
Mouse Models of Psoriasis FREE
Johann E Gudjonsson, Andrew Johnston, Melissa Dyson, Helgi Valdimarsson and James T Elder
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1292-1308; advance online publication, April 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700807
Original Articles
Appendages
Expression of Lipogenic Factors Galectin-12, Resistin, SREBP-1, and SCD in Human Sebaceous Glands and Cultured Sebocytes FREE
Wesley J Harrison, Jonathan J Bull, Holger Seltmann, Christos C Zouboulis and Michael P Philpott
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1309-1317; advance online publication, March 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700743
Adenosine Stimulates Fibroblast Growth Factor-7 Gene Expression Via Adenosine A2b Receptor Signaling in Dermal Papilla Cells FREE
Masato Iino, Ritsuko Ehama, Yosuke Nakazawa, Tokuro Iwabuchi, Masashi Ogo, Masahiro Tajima and Seiji Arase
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1318-1325; advance online publication, February 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700728
Cell Biology
IL-20 Gene Expression Is Induced by IL-1
through Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and NF-
B-Dependent Mechanisms FREE
Kristian Otkjaer, Knud Kragballe, Claus Johansen, Anne T Funding, Helle Just, Uffe B Jensen, Lotte G Sørensen, Peder L Nørby, Jes T Clausen and Lars Iversen
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1326-1336; advance online publication, January 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700713
Clinical Research
Increased Blood Levels of IgG Reactive with Secreted Streptococcus pyogenes Proteins in Chronic Plaque Psoriasis FREE
Rana G El-Rachkidy, Jonathan M Hales, Primrose P E Freestone, Helen S Young, Christopher E M Griffiths and Richard D R Camp
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1337-1342; advance online publication, March 8, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700744
Sun-Protective Behaviors in Families at Increased Risk of Melanoma FREE
Julia A Newton Bishop, Tamara Taylor, Henry W W Potts, Faye Elliott, Elizabeth Pinney, Jennifer H Barrett, D Timothy Bishop and Lesley Fallowfield
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1343-1350; advance online publication, March 8, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700764
Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Treatments for Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma FREE
Mary-Margaret Chren, Anju P Sahay, Daniel S Bertenthal, Saunak Sen and C Seth Landefeld
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1351-1357; advance online publication, February 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700740
Connective Tissue
Accumulation of Elafin in Actinic Elastosis of Sun-Damaged Skin: Elafin Binds to Elastin and Prevents Elastolytic Degradation FREE
Jun Muto, Kei Kuroda, Hiroshi Wachi, Shigehisa Hirose and Shingo Tajima
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1358-1366; advance online publication, November 30, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700647
See also: Commentary by SchalkwijkGenetics
Loss-of-Function Variants of the Filaggrin Gene Are Not Major Susceptibility Factors for Psoriasis Vulgaris or Psoriatic Arthritis in German Patients FREE
Ulrike Hüffmeier, Heiko Traupe, Vinzenz Oji, Jesús Lascorz, Markward Ständer, Jörg Lohmann, Jörg Wendler, Harald Burkhardt and André Reis
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1367-1370; advance online publication, January 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700720
Keratin 1 Gene Mutation Detected in Epidermal Nevus with Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis FREE
Akiko Tsubota, Masashi Akiyama, Kaori Sakai, Maki Goto, Yukiko Nomura, Satomi Ando, Masataka Abe, Daisuke Sawamura and Hiroshi Shimizu
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1371-1374; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700712
Mutation in Mpzl3, a Gene Encoding a Predicted the Adhesion Protein, in the Rough Coat (rc) Mice with Severe Skin and Hair Abnormalities FREE
Tongyu Cao, Peter Racz, Kornelia M Szauter, Gergely Groma, Garrett Y Nakamatsu, Benjamin Fogelgren, Eszter Pankotai, Qing-Ping He and Katalin Csiszar
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1375-1386; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700706
BRAF Mutations in Multiple Sebaceous Hyperplasias of Patients Belonging to MYH-Associated Polyposis Pedigrees FREE
Giovanni Ponti, Tiziana Venesio, Lorena Losi, Giovanni Pellacani, Lucio Bertario, Paola Sala, Monica Pedroni, Consalvo Petti, Stefania Maffei, Liliana Varesco, Erika Lerch, Andrea Baggio, Sara Bassoli, Caterina Longo and Stefania Seidenari
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1387-1391; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700723
Aberrant Mineralization of Connective Tissues in a Mouse Model of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: Systemic and Local Regulatory Factors FREE
Qiujie Jiang, Qiaoli Li and Jouni Uitto
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1392-1402; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700729
Confirmation of Psoriasis Susceptibility Loci on Chromosome 6p21 and 20p13 in French Families FREE
Fabienne Lesueur, Caroline Lefèvre, Cristina Has, Michel Guilloud-Bataille, Tiphaine Oudot, Emmanuel Mahé, Morad Lahfa, Samira Mansouri, Haydeh Mosharraf-Olmolk, Eric Sobel, Simon Heath, Mark Lathrop, Marie-Hélène Dizier, Jean-François Prud'Homme and Judith Fischer
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1403-1409; advance online publication, March 8, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700749
Immunology/Infection
Tetracycline Protects against Dermonecrosis Induced by Loxosceles Spider Venom FREE
Danielle Paixão-Cavalcante, Carmen W van den Berg, Rute M Gonçalves-de-Andrade, Matheus de F Fernandes-Pedrosa, Cinthya Kimori Okamoto and Denise V Tambourgi
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1410-1418; advance online publication, January 11, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700688
See also: Commentary by KingTargeting Effector Memory T Cells with the Small Molecule Kv1.3 Blocker PAP-1 Suppresses Allergic Contact Dermatitis FREE
Philippe Azam, Ananthakrishnan Sankaranarayanan, Daniel Homerick, Stephen Griffey and Heike Wulff
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1419-1429; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700717
Skin Contact Irritation Conditions the Development and Severity of Allergic Contact Dermatitis FREE
Marlene Bonneville, Cyril Chavagnac, Marc Vocanson, Aurore Rozieres, Josette Benetiere, Ingrid Pernet, Alain Denis, Jean-Francois Nicolas and Ana Hennino
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1430-1435; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700726
C34, a Membrane Fusion Inhibitor, Blocks HIV Infection of Langerhans Cells and Viral Transmission to T Cells FREE
Makoto Sugaya, Oliver Hartley, Michael J Root and Andrew Blauvelt
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1436-1443; advance online publication, January 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700736
Constitutive Expression and Regulated Release of the Transmembrane Chemokine CXCL16 in Human and Murine Skin FREE
Felix Scholz, Alexander Schulte, Frederic Adamski, Christian Hundhausen, Jens Mittag, Agatha Schwarz, Marie-Luise Kruse, Ehrhardt Proksch and Andreas Ludwig
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1444-1455; advance online publication, March 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700751
Keratinocytes/Epidermis
Differential Regulation of Karyopherin 
2 Expression by TGF-
1 and IFN-
in Normal Human Epidermal Keratinocytes: Evident Contribution of KPNA2 for Nuclear Translocation of IRF-1 FREE
Noriko Umegaki, Katsuto Tamai, Hajime Nakano, Ryuta Moritsugu, Takehiko Yamazaki, Katsumi Hanada, Ichiro Katayama and Yasufumi Kaneda
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1456-1464; advance online publication, January 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700716
Melanocytes/Melanoma
Novel CDKN2A Mutations Detected in Western Swedish Families with Hereditary Malignant Melanoma FREE
Anna Erlandson, Frida Appelqvist, Ann-Marie Wennberg, Joanna Holm and Charlotta Enerbäck
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1465-1467; advance online publication, January 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700718
Chromosomal Translocations as a Mechanism of BRAF Activation in Two Cases of Large Congenital Melanocytic Nevi FREE
Barbara Dessars, Linda E De Raeve, Hakim El Housni, Catherine J Debouck, Pierre J Sidon, Renato Morandini, Diane Roseeuw, Ghanem E Ghanem, Gilbert Vassart and Pierre Heimann
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1468-1470; advance online publication, February 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700725
Improper Trafficking of Melanocyte-Specific Proteins in Hermansky–Pudlak Syndrome Type-5 FREE
Amanda Helip-Wooley, Wendy Westbroek, Heidi M Dorward, Amy Koshoffer, Marjan Huizing, Raymond E Boissy and William A Gahl
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1471-1478; advance online publication, February 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700737
Neurobiology
Deletion of 
- and -Opioid Receptors in Mice Changes Epidermal Hypertrophy, Density of Peripheral Nerve Endings, and Itch Behavior FREE
Mei Bigliardi-Qi, Claire Gaveriaux-Ruff, Katrin Pfaltz, Pierre Bady, Tommy Baumann, Theo Rufli, Brigitte L Kieffer and Paul L Bigliardi
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1479-1488; advance online publication, December 21, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700661
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
See also: Commentary by Schmelz & PausSubstance P as an Immunomodulatory Neuropeptide in a Mouse Model for Autoimmune Hair Loss (Alopecia Areata) FREE
Frank Siebenhaar, Andrey A Sharov, Eva M J Peters, Tatyana Y Sharova, Wolfgang Syska, Andrei N Mardaryev, Pia Freyschmidt-Paul, John P Sundberg, Marcus Maurer and Vladimir A Botchkarev
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1489-1497; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700704
See also: Commentary by KalishPhotobiology
Direct Detection of Singlet Oxygen Generated by UVA Irradiation in Human Cells and Skin FREE
Jürgen Baier, Tim Maisch, Max Maier, Michael Landthaler and Wolfgang Bäumler
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1498-1506; advance online publication, March 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700741
Depletion of CD4+ Cells Exacerbates the Cutaneous Response to Acute and Chronic UVB Exposure FREE
Jennifer L Hatton, Allison Parent, Kathleen L Tober, Tyler Hoppes, Brian C Wulff, F Jason Duncan, Donna F Kusewitt, Anne M VanBuskirk and Tatiana M Oberyszyn
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1507-1515; advance online publication, March 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700746
Tumor Biology
In Situ Identification of Genes Regulated Specifically in Fibroblasts of Human Basal Cell Carcinoma FREE
Patrick Micke, Kai Kappert, Mitsuhiro Ohshima, Christina Sundquist, Stefan Scheidl, Per Lindahl, Carl-Henrik Heldin, Johan Botling, Fredrik Ponten and Arne Östman
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1516-1523; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700714
Wound Healing
Burn Injury Reveals Altered Phenotype in Mannan-Binding Lectin-Deficient Mice FREE
Mette Møller-Kristensen, Michael R Hamblin, Steffen Thiel, Jens Chr Jensenius and Kazue Takahashi
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1524-1531; advance online publication, March 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700748
Letters to the Editor
Novel Type I Hair Keratins K39 and K40 Are the Last to be Expressed in Differentiation of the Hair: Completion of the Human Hair Keratin Catalog FREE
Lutz Langbein, Michael A Rogers, Silke Praetzel-Wunder, Dittmar Böckler, Peter Schirmacher and Jürgen Schweizer
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1532-1535; advance online publication, February 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700734
Filaggrin R501X and 2282del4 Mutations Are Not Associated with Chronic Plaque-Type Psoriasis in a German Cohort FREE
Michael Weichenthal, Andreas Ruether, Stefan Schreiber, Rajan Nair, John J Voorhees, Thomas Schwarz, Dietrich Kabelitz, Enno Christophers, James T Elder and Stefan Jenisch
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1535-1537; advance online publication, March 22, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700771
Possible Involvement of Exon 31 Alternative Splicing in Phenotype and Severity of Epidermolysis Bullosa Caused by Mutations in PLEC1 FREE
Daisuke Sawamura, Maki Goto, Kaori Sakai, Hideki Nakamura, James R McMillan, Masashi Akiyama, Osamu Shirado, Noritaka Oyama, Masataka Satoh, Fumio Kaneko, Toshiaki Takahashi, Hidehiko Konno and Hiroshi Shimizu
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1537-1540; advance online publication, February 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700707
A Novel GJB2 Mutation p.Asn54His in a Patient with Palmoplantar Keratoderma, Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Knuckle Pads FREE
Masashi Akiyama, Kaori Sakai, Ken Arita, Yukiko Nomura, Kei Ito, Kazuo Kodama, James R McMillan, Kinuko Kobayashi, Daisuke Sawamura and Hiroshi Shimizu
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1540-1543; advance online publication, January 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700711
Colchicine Promotes Antigen Cross-Presentation by Murine Dendritic Cells FREE
Norikatsu Mizumoto, Hiroaki Tanaka, Hironori Matsushima, Mridula Vishwanath and Akira Takashima
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1543-1546; advance online publication, February 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700699
A Mechanistic Study of 
-Aminolevulinic Acid-Based Photodynamic Therapy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis FREE
Sachiko Kosaka, Oleg E Akilov, Katie O'Riordan and Tayyaba Hasan
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1546-1549; advance online publication, January 11, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700719
Nuclear c-Myc: A Molecular Marker for Early Stage Pemphigus Vulgaris FREE
Lina Williamson, Thomas Hunziker, Maja M Suter and Eliane J Müller
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1549-1555; advance online publication, February 22, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700735
Epidermal Deletion of Rac1 Causes Stem Cell Depletion, Irrespective of whether Deletion Occurs during Embryogenesis or Adulthood FREE
Salvador A Benitah and Fiona M Watt
J Invest Dermatol 127: 1555-1557; advance online publication, February 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700738
