Question 1
Which keratin pair constitutes the primary intermediate filament network within the basal layer of the stratified squamous epidermis?
Correct Answer:
Keratin 5 and Keratin 14
Question 2
As basal keratinocytes commit to terminal differentiation and migrate into the stratum spinosum, which major keratin pair is transcriptionally upregulated to replace K5/K14?
Correct Answer:
Keratin 1 and Keratin 10
Question 3
Which calcium-dependent enzyme is primarily responsible for cross-linking structural proteins such as loricrin, involucrin, and envoplakin during the formation of the cornified cell envelope?
Correct Answer:
Transglutaminase-1
Question 4
Profilaggrin, stored within keratohyalin granules of the stratum granulosum, is proteolytically processed into functional filaggrin monomers that bundle keratin intermediate filaments. What is the ultimate fate of filaggrin in the upper stratum corneum?
Correct Answer:
Degradation into hygroscopic amino acids forming natural moisturizing factor (NMF)
Question 5
Which organelle synthesized in the stratum spinosum and granulosum contains glucosylceramides, sphingomyelin, cholesterol, and antimicrobial peptides destined for secretion into the intercellular space?
Correct Answer:
Lamellar granules (Odland bodies)
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