Staff profile
Overview
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Affiliation | Room number | Telephone |
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Associate Professor in the Department of Biosciences | +44 (0) 191 33 41337 |
Research interests
- skin biology
- function of the cytoskeleton
- cellular and molecular biology of epithelial tissues
- cell adhesion
- regulation of gene expression
Research groups
- Animal Cells and Systems
Publications
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.
Supervision students
Miss Abbi Farley
Research Postgraduate (PhD)
Mr. Alexander Boyadjiev
Research Postgraduate (PhD)
Ms Amy Simpson
Research Postgraduate (PhD)
Ms Chantal Stenger
Miss Claire Mobbs
Research Postgraduate (PhD)
Miss Ianthe Doumas-calder
Research Postgraduate (MSc)
Miss Jessica Simpson
Research Postgraduate (PhD)
Miss Maryam Malik
Research Postgraduate (PhD)
Miss Nicole Barrett
Research Postgraduate (PhD)
Miss Paola De Los Santos Gomez
Research Postgraduate (PhD)