Staff profile

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

• Animal Cells and Systems

Chapter in book

• Boczonadi, V & Määttä, A (2016). Functional Analysis of Periplakin and Envoplakin, Cytoskeletal Linkers, and Cornified Envelope Precursor Proteins. In Intermediate Filament Associated Proteins. Wilson, K & Sonnenberg, A Elsevier. 569: 309-329.
• Maatta, Arto, Hutchison, Christopher J. & Watson, Martin (2004). Spectraplakins and nesprins, giant spectrin repeat proteins participating in the organization of the cytoskeleton and the nuclear envelope. In The Nuclear Envelope. Evans, D. E., Hutchison, C. J. & Bryant, J. A. BIOS/Garland Science. 56: 265-277.

Journal Article

• Costello, Lydia, Goncalves, Kirsty, De Los Santos Gomez, Paola, Simpson, Amy, Maltman, Victoria, Ritchie, Pamela, Tasseff, Ryan, Isfort, Robert, Dicolandrea, Teresa, Wei, Xingtao, Määttä, Arto, Karakesisoglou, Iakowos, Markiewicz, Ewa, Bascom, Charles C. & Przyborski, Stefan (2023). Quantitative morphometric analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic skin ageing in individuals with Fitzpatrick skin types II–III. Experimental Dermatology
• Määttä, Arto, Nixon, Rebecca, Robinson, Neil, Ambler, Carrie A., Goncalves, Kirsty, Maltman, Victoria & Przyborski, Stefan (2023). Regulation of epidermal proliferation and hair follicle cycling by synthetic photostable retinoid EC23. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology 22(5): 1658.
• Johnson, Simeon, Cowley, Kevin, Hawkins, Timothy J. & Määttä, Arto (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.
• Roger, Mathilde, Fullard, Nicola, Costello, Lydia, Bradbury, Steven, Markiewicz, Ewa, O'Reilly, Steven, Darling, Nicole, Ritchie, Pamela, Määttä, Arto, Karakesisoglou, Iakowos, Nelson, Glyn, von Zglinicki, Thomas, Dicolandrea, Teresa, Isfort, Robert, Bascom, Charles & Przyborski, Stefan (2019). Bioengineering the Microanatomy of Human Skin. Journal of Anatomy 234(4): 438-455.
• Duit, Rebecca, Hawkins, Tim J. & Määttä, Arto (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.
• Maruthappu, Thiviyani, McGinty, Lisa A., Blaydon, Diana C., Fell, Benjamin, Määttä, Arto, Duit, Rebecca, Hawkins, Tim, Braun, Kristin M., Simpson, Michael A., O’Toole, Edel A. & Kelsell, David P. (2018). Recessive Mutation in FAM83G Associated with Palmoplantar Keratoderma and Exuberant Scalp Hair. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 138(4): 984-987.
• Marsh, JM, Whitaker, S, Felts, T, Shearouse, W, Vatter, M, Määttä, A, Thompson, M & Hawkins, TJ (2018). Role of internal lipids in hair health. Journal of Cosmetic Science 69(5): 347-356.
• Boczonadi, Veronika & Määttä, Arto (2012). Annexin A9 is a periplakin interacting partner in membrane-targeted cytoskeletal linker protein complexes. FEBS Letters 586(19): 3090-3096.
• McInroy, Lorna & Maatta, Arto (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.
• Richardson, Gavin, Fantauzzo, Katherine, Bazzi, Hisham, Määttä, Arto & Jahoda Colin (2009). Dynamic expression of Syndecan-1 during hair follicle morphogenesis. Gene Expression Patterns 9(6): 454-460.
• Ambler, C. A. & Maatta, A. (2009). Epidermal stem cells: location, potential and contribution to cancer. Journal of Pathology 217: 206–216.
• Ojeh, Nkemcho, Hiilesvuo, Katri, Wärri, Anni, Salmivirta, Markku, Henttinen, Tiina & Maatta, Arto (2008). Ectopic expression of syndecan-1 in basal epidermis affects keratinocyte proliferation and wound re-epithelialization. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 128(1): 26–34.
• Ojeh, Nkemcho, Pekovic, Vanja, Jahoda, Colin & Maatta, Arto (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.
• Sevilla, LM, Nachat, R, Groot KR, Klement, JF, Uitto, J, Djian, P, Määttä, A & Watt FM (2007). Mice deficient in involucrin, envoplakin and periplakin have a defective epidermal barrier. The Journal of Cell Biology 179(7): 1599-1612.
• Boczonadi, Veronika, McInroy, Lorna & Maatta, Arto (2007). Cytolinker Cross-talk: Periplakin N-terminus Interacts with Plectin to Regulate Keratin Organisation and Epithelial Migration. Experimental Cell Research 313(16): 3579-3591.
• McInroy, Lorna & Maatta, Arto (2007). Down-regulation of vimentin expression inhibits carcinoma cell migration and adhesion. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 360(1): 109-114.
• Long, Heather A., Boczonadi, Veronika, McInroy, Lorna, Goldberg, Martin & Maatta, Arto (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.
• Maatta, Arto (2004). Roads to the edge of the cell – Intracellular transport of cornified envelope precursors. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 122(1): xii-xiii.
• Maatta, Arto, Di Colandrea, Teresa, Groot, Karen & 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.
• DiColandrea, Teresa, Karashima, Tadashi, Maatta, Arto & Watt, Fiona 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.
• Maatta, Arto, Ruhrberg, Christiana & Watt, Fiona M. (2000). Structure and regulation of the envoplakin gene. Journal of Biological Chemistry 275(26): 19857-19865.