At low pH, the complex of the D8D9 fragment of SPINK5 (Serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5, also known as LEKTI, Lympho-epithelial Kazal-type-related inhibitor), consisting of residues 490 - 624 of the full-length protein, and KLK5 (Kallikrein-5) dissociates, releasing active KLK5 protease. In normal skin, this event occurs extracellularly in upper layers of the skin (Deraison et al. 2007).
Hovnanian, A, Jayakumar, A, Wagberg, F, Besson, C, Deraison, C, Bonnart, C, Leonardsson, G, Brattsand, M, Hachem, JP, Robinson, R, Lopez, F
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