Diana M Toivola et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 29(12), 5081-5089 (2015-09-25)
Human mutations in keratin 8 (K8) and keratin 18 (K18), the intermediate filament proteins of hepatocytes, predispose to several liver diseases. K8-null mice develop chronic liver injury and fragile hepatocytes, dysfunctional mitochondria, and Th2-type colitis. We tested the hypothesis that