Staff profile

• cell adhesion
• cellular and molecular biology of epithelial tissues
• function of the cytoskeleton
• regulation of gene expression
• skin biology

Chapter in book

• Boczonadi, V., & Määttä, A. (2016). Functional Analysis of Periplakin and Envoplakin, Cytoskeletal Linkers, and Cornified Envelope Precursor Proteins. In K. Wilson, & A. Sonnenberg (Eds.), Intermediate Filament Associated Proteins (309-329). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mie.2015.06.019
• Maatta, A., Hutchison, C. J., & Watson, M. (2004). Spectraplakins and nesprins, giant spectrin repeat proteins participating in the organization of the cytoskeleton and the nuclear envelope. In D. Evans, C. Hutchison, & J. Bryant (Eds.), The Nuclear Envelope (265-277). BIOS/Garland Science

Journal Article

• Määttä, A., Nixon, R., Robinson, N., Ambler, C. A., Goncalves, K., Maltman, V., & Przyborski, S. (2023). Regulation of epidermal proliferation and hair follicle cycling by synthetic photostable retinoid EC23. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 22(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.15629
• Costello, L., Goncalves, K., De Los Santos Gomez, P., Simpson, A., Maltman, V., Ritchie, P., …Przyborski, S. (2023). Quantitative morphometric analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic skin ageing in individuals with Fitzpatrick skin types II–III. Experimental Dermatology, 32(5), 620-631. https://doi.org/10.1111/exd.14754
• Johnson, S., Cowley, K., Hawkins, T. J., & Määttä, A. (2019). Pulling force deforms hair follicle root sheath nuclei and surrounding dermal collagen matrix differently at infundibulum, isthmus and suprabulbar regions. Experimental Dermatology, 28(7), 862-866. https://doi.org/10.1111/exd.13948
• Roger, M., Fullard, N., Costello, L., Bradbury, S., Markiewicz, E., O'Reilly, S., …Przyborski, S. (2019). Bioengineering the Microanatomy of Human Skin. Journal of Anatomy, 234(4), 438-455. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12942
• Duit, R., Hawkins, T. J., & Määttä, A. (2019). Depilatory chemical thioglycolate affects hair cuticle and cortex, degrades epidermal cornified envelopes and induces proliferation and differentiation responses in keratinocytes. Experimental Dermatology, 28(1), 76-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/exd.13838
• Maruthappu, T., McGinty, L. A., Blaydon, D. C., Fell, B., Määttä, A., Duit, R., …Kelsell, D. P. (2018). Recessive Mutation in FAM83G Associated with Palmoplantar Keratoderma and Exuberant Scalp Hair. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138(4), 984-987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2017.10.031
• Marsh, J., Whitaker, S., Felts, T., Shearouse, W., Vatter, M., Määttä, A., …Hawkins, T. (2018). Role of internal lipids in hair health
• Boczonadi, V., & Määttä, A. (2012). Annexin A9 is a periplakin interacting partner in membrane-targeted cytoskeletal linker protein complexes. FEBS Letters, 586(19), 3090-3096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2012.07.057
• McInroy, L., & Maatta, A. (2011). Plectin regulates invasiveness of SW480 colon carcinoma cells and is targeted to podosome-like adhesions in an isoform-specific manner. Experimental Cell Research, 317(17), 2468-2478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.07.013
• Richardson, G., Fantauzzo, K., Bazzi, H., Määttä, A., & Colin, J. (2009). Dynamic expression of Syndecan-1 during hair follicle morphogenesis. Gene Expression Patterns, 9(6), 454-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gep.2009.04.004
• Ambler, C., & Maatta, A. (2009). Epidermal stem cells: location, potential and contribution to cancer. Journal of Pathology, 217, https://doi.org/10.1002/path.2468
• Ojeh, N., Pekovic, V., Jahoda, C., & Maatta, A. (2008). The MAGUK-family protein CASK is targeted to nuclei of the basal epidermis and controls keratinocyte proliferation. Journal of Cell Science, 121(16), 2705-2717. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.025643
• Sevilla, L., Nachat, R., Groot, K., Klement, J., Uitto, J., Djian, P., …Watt, F. (2007). Mice deficient in involucrin, envoplakin and periplakin have a defective epidermal barrier. Journal of Cell Biology, 179(7), 1599-1612. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200706187
• Boczonadi, V., McInroy, L., & Maatta, A. (2007). Cytolinker Cross-talk: Periplakin N-terminus Interacts with Plectin to Regulate Keratin Organisation and Epithelial Migration. Experimental Cell Research, 313(16), 3579-3591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.07.005
• McInroy, L., & Maatta, A. (2007). Down-regulation of vimentin expression inhibits carcinoma cell migration and adhesion. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 360(1), 109-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.036
• Ojeh, N., Hiilesvuo, K., Wärri, A., Salmivirta, M., Henttinen, T., & Maatta, A. (2007). Ectopic expression of syndecan-1 in basal epidermis affects keratinocyte proliferation and wound re-epithelialization. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 128(1), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jid.5700967
• Long, H. A., Boczonadi, V., McInroy, L., Goldberg, M., & Maatta, A. (2006). Periplakin-dependent re-organisation of keratin cytoskeleton and loss of collective migration in Keratin 8 down-regulated epithelial sheets. Journal of Cell Science, 119(24), 5147-5159. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.03304
• Maatta, A. (2004). Roads to the edge of the cell – Intracellular transport of cornified envelope precursors. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 122(1), xii-xiii
• Maatta, A., Di Colandrea, T., Groot, K., & Watt Fiona, M. (2001). Gene targeting of envoplakin, a cytoskeletal linker protein and precursor of epidermal cornified envelope. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 21(20), 7047-7053. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.21.20.7047-7053.2001
• DiColandrea, T., Karashima, T., Maatta, A., & Watt, F. M. (2000). Subcellular distribution of envoplakin and periplakin: insights into their role as precursors of the epidermal cornified envelope. Journal of Cell Biology, 151, 573-586. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.151.3.573
• Maatta, A., Ruhrberg, C., & Watt, F. M. (2000). Structure and regulation of the envoplakin gene. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275(26), 19857-19865. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m001028200