Immunology + Biochem of Skin

Question 1

What do keratinocytes differentiate to in the stratum corneum?

Answer 1

corneocytes

Question 2

What are 3 important structural proteins int he keratin layer and epidermis?

Answer 2

• filaggrin
• involucrin (helps to form cornified envelope in outer dermis, structural cohesive to prevent microbes coming inside)
• keratin