Developmental Cell
Volume 38, Issue 3, 8 August 2016, Pages 227-233
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Keratins Are Going Nuclear

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Previously thought to reside exclusively in the cytoplasm, the cytoskeletal protein keratin 17 (K17) has been recently identified inside the nucleus of tumor epithelial cells with a direct impact on cell proliferation and gene expression. We comment on fundamental questions raised by this new finding and the associated significance.

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