Extracellular SPINK6 (Serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 6) binds KLK5 (kallekrein-related peptidase 5), inactivating the latter. KLK5 activity contributes to the process of desquamation, and SPINK6 binding may play a role in the regulation of that process (Meyer-Hoffert et al. 2010).
Hansmann, B, Kantyka, T, He, Y, Schröder, JM, Gläser, R, Meyer-Hoffert, U, Wu, Z, Latendorf, T, Bartels, J, Fischer, J
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