Carmen Segrelles, Karla Santos-de-Frutos, Jesús M. Paramio, and Corina Lorz
7. Quantification of Melanosome Transfer Using Immunofluorescence Microscopy and Automated Image Analysis
Aishwarya Sridharan, John Lim S.Y., Graham D. Wright, and Leah A. Vardy
8. Contribution of Immunohistochemistry in Revealing S100A7/JAB1 Colocalization in Psoriatic Epidermal Keratinocyte
Mariagrazia Granata, Evangelia Skarmoutsou, Maria Clorinda Mazzarino, Massimo Libra, and Fabio D’Amico
9. Digital Quantification of Epidermal Protein Expression in Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Using Immunohistochemistry
Manuel Valdebran, Eric H. Kowalski, Diana Kneiber, Jing Li, Jeffrey Kim, and Kyle T. Amber
10. Keratinocyte Differentiation by Flow Cytometry
Natalia Sanz-Gómez, Ana Freije, and Alberto Gandarillas
11. In Silico and In Vitro Considerations of Keratinocyte Nuclear Receptor Protein Structural Order for Improving Experimental Analysis
Rambon Shamilov, Matthew J. Staid, and Brian J. Aneskievich
12. Genetic Modification of Human Primary Keratinoctes by Lentiviral Vectors
Ana Freije, Natalia Sanz-Gómez, and Alberto Gandarillas
13. Generation of Knockout Human Primary Keratinocytes by CRISPR/Cas9
Serena Grossi, Gabriele Fenini, Paulina Hennig, Michela Di Filippo, and Hans-Dietmar Beer
14. In Vitro Wound Healing Assays to Investigate Epidermal Migration
Kegan Main, Constantinos M. Mikelis, and Colleen L. Doçi
15. Iterative Three-Dimensional Epidermis Bioengineering and Xenografting to Assess Long-Term Regenerative Potential in Human Keratinocyte Precursor Cells
Nicolas O. Fortunel, Emmanuelle Bouissou-Cadio, Julien Coutier, and Michèle T. Martin
16. Generation of a Full-Thickness Human Skin Equivalent on an Immunodeficient Mouse
Nicole Diette, Igor Kogut, and Ganna Bilousova
17. Biotin Identification Proteomics in Three-Dimensional Organotypic Human Skin Cultures
Calvin J. Cable, Nihal Kaplan, Spiro Getsios, Paul M. Thomas, and Bethany E. Perez White
18. Information and Statistical Analysis Pipeline for High-Throughput RNA Sequencing Data
Shinji Nakaoka and Keita Matsuyama
19. Cell-Extracellular Matrix Adhesion Assay
Mehmet Varol
20. Methods for Analysis of Keratinocyte Migration
Jie Liu and Jiaping Zhang
21. Scratch Wound Healing Assay
Simona Martinotti and Elia Ranzato
22. Photoprotective Activity Assay toward Ultraviolet B in Human Keratinocytes
Mehmet Varol
23. Photodynamic Therapy Assay
Mehmet Varol
24. A Method to Prepare Claudin-Modulating Recombinant Proteins
Keisuke Tachibana and Masuo Kondoh
25. Human Fetal Skin Fibroblast Isolation and Expansion for Clinical Application
26. Ciliated Epithelial Cell Differentiation at Air-Liquid Interface Using Commercially Available Culture Media
Dani Do Hyang Lee, Alina Petris, Robert E. Hynds, and Christopher O’Callaghan
This fully updated edition brings together a new set of protocols to arm epidermal cell biologists with tools and approaches to continue the quest to uncover the intricacies and regulatory mechanisms underlying epidermal cell development and function. The collection takes a detailed view at techniques currently being applied to this developing field. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Epidermal Cells: Methods and Protocols, Fourth Edition serves as a valuable reference for experts as well as novices in the epidermal cell field.