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A KRT71 Loss-of-Function Variant Results in Inner Root Sheath Dysplasia and Recessive Congenital Hypotrichosis of Hereford Cattle. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12071038. [PMID: 34356054 PMCID: PMC8304205 DOI: 10.3390/genes12071038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Genodermatoses, such as heritable skin disorders, mostly represent Mendelian conditions. Congenital hypotrichosis (HY) characterize a condition of being born with less hair than normal. The purpose of this study was to characterize the clinicopathological phenotype of a breed-specific non-syndromic form of HY in Hereford cattle and to identify the causative genetic variant for this recessive disorder. Affected calves showed a very short, fine, wooly, kinky and curly coat over all parts of the body, with a major expression in the ears, the inner part of the limbs, and in the thoracic-abdominal region. Histopathology showed a severely altered morphology of the inner root sheath (IRS) of the hair follicle with abnormal Huxley and Henle’s layers and severely dysplastic hair shafts. A genome-wide association study revealed an association signal on chromosome 5. Homozygosity mapping in a subset of cases refined the HY locus to a 690 kb critical interval encompassing a cluster of type II keratin encoding genes. Protein-coding exons of six positional candidate genes with known hair or hair follicle function were re-sequenced. This revealed a protein-changing variant in the KRT71 gene that encodes a type II keratin specifically expressed in the IRS of the hair follicle (c.281delTGTGCCCA; p.Met94AsnfsX14). Besides obvious phenocopies, a perfect concordance between the presence of this most likely pathogenic loss-of-function variant located in the head domain of KRT71 and the HY phenotype was found. This recessive KRT71-related form of hypotrichosis provides a novel large animal model for similar human conditions. The results have been incorporated in the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) database (OMIA 002114-9913).
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Brunner MAT, Rüfenacht S, Bauer A, Erpel S, Buchs N, Braga-Lagache S, Heller M, Leeb T, Jagannathan V, Wiener DJ, Welle MM. Bald thigh syndrome in sighthounds-Revisiting the cause of a well-known disease. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212645. [PMID: 30794648 PMCID: PMC6386255 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Bald thigh syndrome is a common hair loss disorder in sighthounds. Numerous possible causes, including environmental conditions, trauma, stress, endocrinopathies and genetic components have been proposed, but only endocrinopathies have been ruled out scientifically. The overall goal of our study was to identify the cause of bald thigh syndrome and the pathological changes associated with it. We approached this aim by comparing skin biopsies and hair shafts of affected and control dogs microscopically as well as by applying high-throughput technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. While the histology is rather unspecific in most cases, trichogram analysis and scanning electron microscopy revealed severe structural abnormalities in hair shafts of affected dogs. This finding is supported by the results of the transcriptomic and proteomic profiling where genes and proteins important for differentiation of the inner root sheath and the assembly of a proper hair shaft were downregulated. Transcriptome profiling revealed a downregulation of genes encoding 23 hair shaft keratins and 51 keratin associated proteins, as well as desmosomal cadherins and several actors of the BMP signaling pathway which is important for hair shaft differentiation. The lower expression of keratin 71 and desmocollin 2 on the mRNA level in skin biopsies corresponded with a decreased protein expression in the hair shafts of affected dogs. The genetic analysis revealed a missense variant in the IGFBP5 gene homozygous in all available Greyhounds and other sighthounds. Further research is required to clarify whether the IGFBP5 variant represents a predisposing genetic risk factor. We conclude from our results that structural defects in the hair shafts are the cause for this well-known disease and these defects are associated with a downregulation of genes and proteins essential for hair shaft formation. Our data add important knowledge to further understand the molecular mechanisms of HF morphogenesis and alopecia in dogs.
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- Magdalena A. T. Brunner
- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- DermFocus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- DermFocus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Nano Imaging Lab, SNI, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- DermFocus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America
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- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- DermFocus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Bauer A, Hadji Rasouliha S, Brunner MT, Jagannathan V, Bucher I, Bannoehr J, Varjonen K, Bond R, Bergvall K, Welle MM, Roosje P, Leeb T. A second KRT71 allele in curly coated dogs. Anim Genet 2018; 50:97-100. [PMID: 30444027 DOI: 10.1111/age.12743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Major characteristics of coat variation in dogs can be explained by variants in only a few genes. Until now, only one missense variant in the KRT71 gene, p.Arg151Trp, has been reported to cause curly hair in dogs. However, this variant does not explain the curly coat in all breeds as the mutant 151 Trp allele, for example, is absent in Curly Coated Retrievers. We sequenced the genome of a Curly Coated Retriever at 22× coverage and searched for variants in the KRT71 gene. Only one protein-changing variant was present in a homozygous state in the Curly Coated Retriever and absent or present in a heterozygous state in 221 control dogs from different dog breeds. This variant, NM_001197029.1:c.1266_1273delinsACA, was an indel variant in exon 7 that caused a frameshift and an altered and probably extended C-terminus of the KRT71 protein NP_001183958.1:p.(Ser422ArgfsTer?). Using Sanger sequencing, we found that the variant was fixed in a cohort of 125 Curly Coated Retrievers and segregating in five of 14 additionally tested breeds with a curly or wavy coat. KRT71 variants cause curly hair in humans, mice, rats, cats and dogs. Specific KRT71 variants were further shown to cause alopecia. Based on this knowledge from other species and the predicted molecular consequence of the newly identified canine KRT71 variant, it is a compelling candidate causing a second curly hair allele in dogs. It might cause a slightly different coat phenotype than the previously published p.Arg151Trp variant and could potentially be associated with follicular dysplasia in dogs.
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- A Bauer
- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland
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- Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland
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- Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland
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- Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Dermatology Department, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7UU, UK
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- Department Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, AL9 7TA, UK.,Anicura Albano Animal Hospital, Danderyd, 18236, Sweden
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- Department Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, AL9 7TA, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7054, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden
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- Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland
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- Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland.,Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, 3001, Switzerland
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Kang X, Liu Y, Zhang J, Xu Q, Liu C, Fang M. Characteristics and Expression Profile of KRT71 Screened by Suppression Subtractive Hybridization cDNA Library in Curly Fleece Chinese Tan Sheep. DNA Cell Biol 2017; 36:552-564. [PMID: 28509589 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2017.3718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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As an important commercial trait for sheep, curly fleece has a great economic impact on production costs and efficiency in sheep industry. To identify genes that are important for curly fleece formation in mammals, a suppression subtractive hybridization analysis was performed on the shoulder skin tissues exposed to two different growth stages of Chinese Tan sheep with different phenotypes (curly fleece and noncurling fleece). BLAST analysis identified 67 differentially expressed genes, of which 31 were expressed lower and 36 were expressed higher in lambs than in adult sheep. Differential expressions of seven randomly selected genes were verified using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). KRT71 gene was selected for further study due to its high correlation with the curly hair phenotype in various mammal species. Semi-qPCR showed distinctively high expression of KRT71 in skin tissues. Moreover, qPCR result showed a significantly higher expression of KRT71 in curly fleece than noncurling Tan sheep. The luciferase assay and electrophoresis mobility shift assay showed that there were transcription factor binding sites in the promoter region of KRT71 related to the differential expression of KRT71 at the two growth stages of Tan sheep. Online bioinformation tools predicted MFZ1 as a transcriptional factor that regulates the expression of KRT71. These studies on KRT71 gene revealed some mechanisms underlying the relationship between the KRT71 gene and the curly fleece phenotype of Tan sheep.
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- Xiaolong Kang
- 1 National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, MOA Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University , Beijing, People's Republic of China .,2 College of Agriculture, Ningxia University , Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
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- 1 National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, MOA Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University , Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- 3 Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University , Ames, Iowa
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- 1 National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, MOA Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University , Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- 1 National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, MOA Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University , Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- 1 National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, MOA Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University , Beijing, People's Republic of China .,4 Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Journey toward unraveling the molecular basis of hereditary hair disorders. J Dermatol Sci 2016; 84:232-238. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Montandon SA, Tzika AC, Martins AF, Chopard B, Milinkovitch MC. Two waves of anisotropic growth generate enlarged follicles in the spiny mouse. EvoDevo 2014; 5:33. [PMID: 25705371 PMCID: PMC4335386 DOI: 10.1186/2041-9139-5-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mammals exhibit a remarkable variety of phenotypes and comparative studies using novel model species are needed to uncover the evolutionary developmental mechanisms generating this diversity. Here, we undertake a developmental biology and numerical modeling approach to investigate the development of skin appendages in the spiny mouse, Acomys dimidiatus. RESULTS We demonstrate that Acomys spines, possibly involved in display and protection, are enlarged awl hairs with a concave morphology. The Acomys spines originate from enlarged placodes that are characterized by a rapid downwards growth which results in voluminous follicles. The dermal condensation (dermal papilla) at the core of the follicle is very large and exhibits a curved geometry. Given its off-centered position, the dermal papilla generates two waves of anisotropic proliferation, first of the posterior matrix, then of the anterior inner root sheath (IRS). Higher in the follicle, the posterior and anterior cortex cross-section areas substantially decrease due to cortex cell elongation and accumulation of keratin intermediate filaments. Milder keratinization in the medulla gives rise to a foamy material that eventually collapses under the combined compression of the anterior IRS and elongation of the cortex cells. Simulations, using linear elasticity theory and the finite-element method, indicate that these processes are sufficient to replicate the time evolution of the Acomys spine layers and the final shape of the emerging spine shaft. CONCLUSIONS Our analyses reveal how hair follicle morphogenesis has been altered during the evolution of the Acomys lineage, resulting in a shift from ancestral awl follicles to enlarged asymmetrical spines. This study contributes to a better understanding of the evolutionary developmental mechanisms that generated the great diversity of skin appendage phenotypes observed in mammals.
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- Sophie A Montandon
- Department of Genetics & Evolution, Laboratory of Artificial & Natural Evolution (LANE), University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30, Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Geneva 4 1211, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics & Evolution, Laboratory of Artificial & Natural Evolution (LANE), University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30, Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Geneva 4 1211, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics & Evolution, Laboratory of Artificial & Natural Evolution (LANE), University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30, Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Geneva 4 1211, Switzerland
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- Department of Computer Science, Scientific and Parallel Computing Group, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics & Evolution, Laboratory of Artificial & Natural Evolution (LANE), University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30, Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Geneva 4 1211, Switzerland
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Genovese DW, Johnson TL, Lamb KE, Gram WD. Histological and dermatoscopic description of sphynx cat skin. Vet Dermatol 2014; 25:523-9, e89-90. [DOI: 10.1111/vde.12162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- David W. Genovese
- Animal Allergy and Dermatology; 1124 Lynnhaven Parkway Virginia Beach VA 23452 USA
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- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.; One IDEXX Drive; Westbrook ME 04092 USA
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- Lamb Consulting; 404 Thompson Avenue West West Saint Paul MN 55118 USA
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- University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine; 2015 SW 16th Avenue Gainesville FL 32608 USA
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Functional conservation of Gsdma cluster genes specifically duplicated in the mouse genome. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2013; 3:1843-50. [PMID: 23979942 PMCID: PMC3789809 DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.007393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Mouse Gasdermin A3 (Gsdma3) is the causative gene for dominant skin mutations exhibiting alopecia. Mouse has two other Gsdma3-related genes, Gsdma and Gsdma2, whereas human and rat have only one related gene. To date, no skin mutation has been reported for human GSDMA and rat Gsdma as well as mouse Gsdma and Gsdma2. Therefore, it is possible that only Gsdma3 has gain-of-function type mutations to cause dominant skin phenotype. To elucidate functional divergence among the Gsdma-related genes in mice, and to infer the function of the human and rat orthologs, we examined in vivo function of mouse Gsdma by generating Gsdma knockout mice and transgenic mice that overexpress wild-type Gsdma or Gsdma harboring a point mutation (Alanine339Threonine). The Gsdma knockout mice shows no visible phenotype, indicating that Gsdma is not essential for differentiation of epidermal cells and maintenance of the hair cycle, and that Gsdma is expressed specifically both in the inner root sheath of hair follicles and in suprabasal cell layers, whereas Gsdma3 is expressed only in suprabasal layers. By contrast, both types of the transgenic mice exhibited epidermal hyperplasia resembling the Gsdma3 mutations, although the phenotype depended on the genetic background. These results indicate that the mouse Gsdma and Gsdma3 genes share common function to regulate epithelial maintenance and/or homeostasis, and suggest that the function of human GSDMA and rat Gsdma, which are orthologs of mouse Gsdma, is conserved as well.
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Erb U, Freyschmidt-Paul P, Zöller M. Tolerance induction by hair-specific keratins in murine alopecia areata. J Leukoc Biol 2013; 94:845-57. [PMID: 23817565 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0413196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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AA is a presumptive autoimmune disease, severely damaging the hair follicle. Hair- and nail-specific keratins are discussed as potential candidates, which we controlled in C3H/HeJ mice that develop AA spontaneously or after skin transplantation. From nine keratins, K71 and K31 peptides supported T cell activation when presented by DCs to syngeneic naive T cells, and young C3H/HeJ mice receiving s.c. injections of peptide-loaded DC developed AA. The frequency of K71- and K31-specific CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells increased four- to fivefold by vaccination, which corresponds with the frequency seen in skin transplantation-induced AA mice. Also, accessory molecule expression, the cytokine profile with a dominance of IFN-γ-expressing T cells, the proliferative response against AA lysate or peptide-loaded DCs, as well as peptide-specific cytotoxic T cells were similar in keratin peptide- and skin transplantation-induced AA. Instead, vaccination with soluble K71 or K31 peptides significantly retarded AA induction and prevented progression. Soluble peptide vaccination did not provoke immunosuppression but induced long-lasting T cell anergy with unresponsiveness to DC-presented K71 and K31 peptides. Thus, keratins K71 and K31 contribute to AA induction, and peptide application in a nonimmunogenic form serves as an efficient therapeutic.
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- Ulrike Erb
- 1.University Hospital of Surgery, Im Neuenheimer Feld 365, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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A Missense Mutation within the Helix Initiation Motif of the Keratin K71 Gene Underlies Autosomal Dominant Woolly Hair/Hypotrichosis. J Invest Dermatol 2012; 132:2342-2349. [DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Differentiation of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells into a multipotent keratinocyte lineage. J Invest Dermatol 2010; 131:857-64. [PMID: 21150926 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recent breakthroughs in the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have provided a novel renewable source of cells with embryonic stem cell-like properties, which may potentially be used for gene therapy and tissue engineering. Although iPSCs have been differentiated into various cell types, iPSC-derived keratinocytes have not yet been obtained. In this study, we report the in vitro differentiation of mouse iPSCs into a keratinocyte lineage through sequential applications of retinoic acid and bone-morphogenetic protein-4 and growth on collagen IV-coated plates. We show that iPSCs can be differentiated into functional keratinocytes capable of regenerating a fully differentiated epidermis, hair follicles, and sebaceous glands in an in vivo environment. Keratinocytes derived from iPSCs displayed characteristics similar to those of primary keratinocytes with respect to gene and protein expression, as well as their ability to differentiate in vitro and to reconstitute normal skin and its appendages in an in vivo assay. At present, no effective therapeutic treatments are available for many genetic skin diseases. The development of methods for the efficient differentiation of iPSCs into a keratinocyte lineage will enable us to determine whether genetically corrected autologous iPSCs can be used to generate a permanent corrective therapy for these diseases.
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Fuz controls the morphogenesis and differentiation of hair follicles through the formation of primary cilia. J Invest Dermatol 2010; 131:302-10. [PMID: 20962855 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling is essential in determining the polarity of cells within the plane of an epithelial sheet. Core PCP genes have been recently shown to control the global polarization of hair follicles in mice. Fuz, a homologue of the Drosophila PCP effector gene, fuzzy, is critical in ciliogenesis in vertebrates, and is required for the development of a wide range of organs in mice. Here, we report that disruption of the Fuz gene in mice severely blocked the development of hair follicles in the skin. In contrast to the loss of hair follicle polarization in mice deficient in core PCP genes, hair follicles in mice lacking the Fuz gene retained their typical anterior-posterior orientation. We show that disruption of Fuz impaired the formation of primary cilia and the hedgehog signaling pathway in the skin. In addition, using skin grafts and skin reconstitution assays we demonstrate that the expression of Fuz is required in both epidermal and dermal cells and that the formation of primary cilia is a cell-autonomous process that does not require cross talk between the epithelia and mesenchymal compartments during hair follicle formation.
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APCDD1 is a novel Wnt inhibitor mutated in hereditary hypotrichosis simplex. Nature 2010; 464:1043-7. [PMID: 20393562 DOI: 10.1038/nature08875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex is a rare autosomal dominant form of hair loss characterized by hair follicle miniaturization. Using genetic linkage analysis, we mapped a new locus for the disease to chromosome 18p11.22, and identified a mutation (Leu9Arg) in the adenomatosis polyposis down-regulated 1 (APCDD1) gene in three families. We show that APCDD1 is a membrane-bound glycoprotein that is abundantly expressed in human hair follicles, and can interact in vitro with WNT3A and LRP5-two essential components of Wnt signalling. Functional studies show that APCDD1 inhibits Wnt signalling in a cell-autonomous manner and functions upstream of beta-catenin. Moreover, APCDD1 represses activation of Wnt reporters and target genes, and inhibits the biological effects of Wnt signalling during both the generation of neurons from progenitors in the developing chick nervous system, and axis specification in Xenopus laevis embryos. The mutation Leu9Arg is located in the signal peptide of APCDD1, and perturbs its translational processing from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane. APCDD1(L9R) probably functions in a dominant-negative manner to inhibit the stability and membrane localization of the wild-type protein. These findings describe a novel inhibitor of the Wnt signalling pathway with an essential role in human hair growth. As APCDD1 is expressed in a broad repertoire of cell types, our findings indicate that APCDD1 may regulate a diversity of biological processes controlled by Wnt signalling.
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Bragulla HH, Homberger DG. Structure and functions of keratin proteins in simple, stratified, keratinized and cornified epithelia. J Anat 2010; 214:516-59. [PMID: 19422428 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 397] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Historically, the term 'keratin' stood for all of the proteins extracted from skin modifications, such as horns, claws and hooves. Subsequently, it was realized that this keratin is actually a mixture of keratins, keratin filament-associated proteins and other proteins, such as enzymes. Keratins were then defined as certain filament-forming proteins with specific physicochemical properties and extracted from the cornified layer of the epidermis, whereas those filament-forming proteins that were extracted from the living layers of the epidermis were grouped as 'prekeratins' or 'cytokeratins'. Currently, the term 'keratin' covers all intermediate filament-forming proteins with specific physicochemical properties and produced in any vertebrate epithelia. Similarly, the nomenclature of epithelia as cornified, keratinized or non-keratinized is based historically on the notion that only the epidermis of skin modifications such as horns, claws and hooves is cornified, that the non-modified epidermis is a keratinized stratified epithelium, and that all other stratified and non-stratified epithelia are non-keratinized epithelia. At this point in time, the concepts of keratins and of keratinized or cornified epithelia need clarification and revision concerning the structure and function of keratin and keratin filaments in various epithelia of different species, as well as of keratin genes and their modifications, in view of recent research, such as the sequencing of keratin proteins and their genes, cell culture, transfection of epithelial cells, immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting. Recently, new functions of keratins and keratin filaments in cell signaling and intracellular vesicle transport have been discovered. It is currently understood that all stratified epithelia are keratinized and that some of these keratinized stratified epithelia cornify by forming a Stratum corneum. The processes of keratinization and cornification in skin modifications are different especially with respect to the keratins that are produced. Future research in keratins will provide a better understanding of the processes of keratinization and cornification of stratified epithelia, including those of skin modifications, of the adaptability of epithelia in general, of skin diseases, and of the changes in structure and function of epithelia in the course of evolution. This review focuses on keratins and keratin filaments in mammalian tissue but keratins in the tissues of some other vertebrates are also considered.
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- Hermann H Bragulla
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 70803, USA.
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Cai J, Lee J, Kopan R, Ma L. Genetic interplays between Msx2 and Foxn1 are required for Notch1 expression and hair shaft differentiation. Dev Biol 2008; 326:420-30. [PMID: 19103190 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2008] [Revised: 11/04/2008] [Accepted: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hair shafts are produced from stem cells located in the bulge. Our knowledge of the genetic pathways regulating cell fate acquisition in the immediate descendents of these stem cells, and fate maintenance in their committed progeny, is still incomplete. One pathway involved in fate maintenance within the hair matrix is the Notch pathway. Here we use compound genetic mutants to demonstrate that two transcription factors, Msx2 and Foxn1, are both required to maintain Notch1 expression in the hair follicle matrix. In their absence, Notch1 is markedly reduced in hair matrix; as a consequence, medulla and inner root sheath (IRS) differentiation is impaired. Our studies also suggest that Foxn1 is a direct activator of the Notch1 promoter activity through one or more putative Foxn1 consensus binding sites located within the 4.7 kb of mouse Notch1 promoter. Since recombinant human BMP4 can induce Foxn1 expression in Msx2-deficient hair follicles, and that their effect on cortical keratin expression appears synergistic, we suggest that these two genes function in parallel pathways downstream of BMP signaling and upstream of Notch1. Independent from their role in Notch activation, Msx2 and Foxn1 also contribute to the expression of several cortical and cuticle keratins. The impact of these additional defects is the complete loss of all visible external hairs, not seen in Notch1 mutants. Our results position Msx2 and Foxn1 upstream of Notch1 within the hair matrix and demonstrate that together these factors play a pivotal role in IRS, cortex and medulla differentiation.
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- Jing Cai
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Shimomura Y, Wajid M, Petukhova L, Shapiro L, Christiano AM. Mutations in the lipase H gene underlie autosomal recessive woolly hair/hypotrichosis. J Invest Dermatol 2008; 129:622-8. [PMID: 18830268 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Woolly hair (WH) is characterized by the presence of fine and tightly curled hair. WH can appear as a symptom of some systemic diseases, or without associated findings (nonsyndromic WH). Nonsyndromic WH is known to be inherited as either an autosomal-dominant (OMIM 194300) or recessive (ARWH; OMIM 278150) trait. In this study, we identified 11 consanguineous families of Pakistani origin with ARWH, as well as associated features including sparse and hypopigmented hair shafts. We first checked for mutations in the P2RY5 gene, which encodes an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor that we recently identified as a cause of ARWH. However, none of the 11 families had mutations in the P2RY5 gene. To identify the disease locus, we performed linkage studies in one of these families using the Affymetrix 10K array, and identified a region of suggestive linkage on chromosome 3q27. This region contains the lipase H (LIPH) gene which has been recently shown to underlie an autosomal-recessive form of hypotrichosis. Mutation analysis resulted in the identification of a total of 5 pathogenic mutations in the LIPH of all 11 families analyzed. These results show that LIPH is a second causative gene for ARWH/hypotrichosis, giving rise to a phenotype clinically indistinguishable from P2RY5 mutations.
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- Yutaka Shimomura
- Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Tanaka S, Miura I, Yoshiki A, Kato Y, Yokoyama H, Shinogi A, Masuya H, Wakana S, Tamura M, Shiroishi T. Mutations in the helix termination motif of mouse type I IRS keratin genes impair the assembly of keratin intermediate filament. Genomics 2007; 90:703-11. [PMID: 17920809 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2007.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Revised: 07/10/2007] [Accepted: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Two classical mouse hair coat mutations, Rex (Re) and Rex wavy coat (Re(wc)), are linked to the type I inner root sheath (IRS) keratin genes of chromosome 11. An N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea-induced mutation, M100573, also maps close to the type I IRS keratin genes. In this study, we demonstrate that Re and M100573 mice bear mutations in the type I IRS gene Krt25; Re(wc) mice bear an additional mutation in the type I IRS gene Krt27. These three mutations are located in the helix termination motif of the 2B alpha-helical rod domain of a type I IRS keratin protein. Immunohistological analysis revealed abnormal foam-like immunoreactivity with an antibody raised to type II IRS keratin K71 in the IRS of Re/+ mice. These results suggest that the helix termination motif is essential for the proper assembly of types I and II IRS keratin protein complexes and the formation of keratin intermediate filaments.
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- Shigekazu Tanaka
- Mammalian Genetics Laboratory, Genetic Strains Research Center, National Institute of Genetics, 1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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Wang A, Arantes S, Conti C, McArthur M, Aldaz CM, MacLeod MC. Epidermal hyperplasia and oral carcinoma in mice overexpressing the transcription factor ATF3 in basal epithelial cells. Mol Carcinog 2007; 46:476-87. [PMID: 17295236 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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ATF3 is a highly conserved eukaryotic transcription factor that is ubiquitously upregulated transcriptionally during cellular responses to a variety of stresses, in particular DNA damage. However, the role of ATF3 in the DNA damage response is unclear. Transgenic mice that overexpress human ATF3 in basal epithelial cells under the control of the bovine keratin 5 (K5) promoter were constructed and characterized for epidermal alterations. Strong, nuclear expression of the exogenous ATF3 protein was seen in basal cells of the epidermis, hair follicles, and oral mucosa. Hyperplastic changes in the K5-expressing, outer root sheath (ORS) cells of the hair follicle were observed in young mice, resulting in multiple layers of ORS cells in the mature follicle and large aberrantly shaped follicles. Mild hyperplasia of the interfollicular epidermis was also noted, increasing with age. However, no epidermal tumors were identified in BK5.ATF3 mice observed for 16 mo. At 16 mo of age, most transgenic mice exhibited multi-focal areas of hyperplasia and dysplasia in the oral mucosa, with cellular atypia and underlying acute inflammatory changes. Neoplastic lesions were also seen in the oral cavity of BK5.ATF3 mice, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (60% incidence) and basal cell tumors with follicular differentiation (70% incidence), but not in non-transgenic FVB/N littermates. Heterogeneous nuclear expression (or stabilization) of p53 protein was seen in some oral dysplasias, with a patchy distribution primarily in the least differentiated layers of the lesions. This represents the first indication that ATF3 may have oncogenic properties in epithelial cells.
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- Aijin Wang
- Department of Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, Texas 78957, USA
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Schweizer J, Langbein L, Rogers MA, Winter H. Hair follicle-specific keratins and their diseases. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:2010-20. [PMID: 17428470 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 02/21/2007] [Accepted: 02/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The human keratin family comprises 54 members, 28 type I and 26 type II. Out of the 28 type I keratins, 17 are epithelial and 11 are hair keratins. Similarly, the 26 type II members comprise 20 epithelial and 6 hair keratins. As, however, 9 out of the 37 epithelial keratins are specifically expressed in the hair follicle, the total number of hair follicle-specific keratins (26) almost equals that of those expressed in the various forms of epithelia (28). Up to now, more than half of the latter have been found to be involved in inherited diseases, with mutated type I and type II members being roughly equally causal. In contrast, out of the 26 hair follicle-specific keratins only 5 have, at present, been associated with inherited hair disorders, while one keratin merely acts as a risk factor. In addition, all hair follicle-specific keratins involved in pathologies are type II keratins. Here we provide a detailed description of the respective hair diseases which are either due to mutations in hair keratins (monilethrix, ectodermal dysplasia of hair and nail type) or hair follicle-specific epithelial keratins (two mouse models, RCO3 and Ca(Rin) as well as pseudofolliculitis barbae).
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- Jürgen Schweizer
- Section of Normal and Neoplastic Epidermal, Differentiation (A145), German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Takahashi M, Horiuchi Y, Yoshida M, Isogai R, Kawada A, Tezuka T. Properties and histochemical application of a novel antibody against trichohyalin granules. Arch Dermatol Res 2007; 299:33-9. [PMID: 17297603 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-007-0736-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2006] [Revised: 10/31/2006] [Accepted: 01/03/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We obtained an antibody, anti-inner root sheath cells antibody (anti-IRSC Ab), that reacted with the inner root sheath (IRS) cells especially trichohyalin granules (THG). In order to compare the properties of anti-IRSC Ab and AE15, which is a specific monoclonal antibody against THG, histochemical and biochemical examinations were performed. In vivo localization with anti-IRSC Ab and AE15 indicated that both antibodies reacted with THG, but anti-IRSC Ab reacted with THG in the suprabulbar region of the Huxley layer, whereas AE15 reacted with THG in the suprabulbar region and upper bulbar portion of the Huxley layer, as shown by immunohistochemical and immunoelectron microscopic analyses. The results of immunoblot analysis showed that anti-IRSC Ab reacted with a protein spot at 45 kDa, pI 6.5, but AE15 reacted with high molecular weight proteins at pI 5.5. Furthermore, anti-IRSC Ab reacted with specimens of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) but did not react with those of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). In contrast, AE15 reacted with neither SCC nor BCC. These findings suggest that anti-IRSC Ab and AE 15 recognized different component proteins in THG, and therefore indicated that THG, like as keratohyalin granules, might consist of several proteins. It is the novel finding that the anti-IRSC Ab positive substance in THG in the normal hair and SCC cells.
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- Masae Takahashi
- Institute for Health Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.
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Gu LH, Coulombe PA. Keratin expression provides novel insight into the morphogenesis and function of the companion layer in hair follicles. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 127:1061-73. [PMID: 17170733 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hair follicles cycle between stages of growth (anagen) and metabolic quiescence (telogen) throughout life. In mature follicles, transition from telogen back into anagen involves the activation, proliferation, and differentiation of epithelial stem cells located in the bulge, a specialization of the outer root sheath. Recent studies identified keratin 6a (K6a) transcripts as enriched in bulge epithelial stem cells in mouse skin. We used messenger RNA probes, antibodies, a LacZ reporter mouse model, and whole-mount staining assays to investigate the regulation of mK6a during mouse postnatal hair cycling, and compare it to mK75, a companion layer (Cl) marker. We find that mK75 regulation parallels that of inner root sheath (IRS) markers, with expression onset at anagen IIIa above the new hair bulb and subsequent spreading towards the bulge. Although also occurring in the Cl, mK6a expression begins at anagen IIIb in differentiating cells located proximal to the bulge, and subsequently spreads towards the hair bulb. mK6a and mK75 thus exhibit temporally distinct, and spatially opposed, expression patterns in the Cl during postnatal anagen. These findings provide novel insight into the morphogenesis and properties of the Cl, and raise the distinct possibility that it is an integral part of the IRS compartment.
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- Li-Hong Gu
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Runkel F, Klaften M, Koch K, Böhnert V, Büssow H, Fuchs H, Franz T, Hrabé de Angelis M. Morphologic and molecular characterization of two novel Krt71 (Krt2-6g) mutations: Krt71rco12 and Krt71rco13. Mamm Genome 2006; 17:1172-82. [PMID: 17143583 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-006-0084-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Accepted: 08/30/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We have analyzed two novel mouse mutant strains, Rco12 and Rco13, displaying a wavy pelage and curly vibrissae that have been identified in an ENU screen for dominant mutations affecting the pelage. The mutations were mapped to mouse Chromosome 15 and identified as missense point mutations in the first exon of the Krt71 (formerly called Krt2-6g) gene causing alterations of amino acid residue 143 from alanine to glycine (Rco12) and residue 146 from isoleucine to phenylalanine. The morphologic analyses demonstrated that both mutations cause identical phenotypes leading to the formation of filamentous aggregates in Henle's and Huxley's layers of the inner root sheath (IRS) of the hair follicle that leads to the bending of the hair shaft. Both novel mutations are located in the immediate vicinity of previously identified mutations in murine Krt71 that cause similar phenotypes and alter the helix initiation motif of the keratin. The characterization of these mutants demonstrates the importance of this Krt71 domain for the formation of linear IRS intermediate filaments.
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- Fabian Runkel
- Anatomisches Institut, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Nussallee 10, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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Iwabuchi T, Goetinck PF. Syndecan-4 dependent FGF stimulation of mouse vibrissae growth. Mech Dev 2006; 123:831-41. [PMID: 16989989 DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2006.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2006] [Revised: 07/13/2006] [Accepted: 08/05/2006] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The development, maintenance and regeneration of epithelial appendages such as hairs or vibrissae depend on reciprocal interactions between the epidermal and the dermal components of the integument. Growth factors are among a number of signaling molecules that have been identified during these developmental events. Growth factors such as fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) bind cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) on their heparan sulfate side chains and as such these proteoglycans act as co-receptors for FGF receptors (FGFRs) by forming a ternary signaling complex of HSPG, FGFR and FGF. The syndecans make up a family (syndecan-1-4) of transmembrane HSPGs. In the present study we examined the growth response of mouse vibrissae to HSPG-binding growth factors as a function of the presence or absence of syndecan-4 in an organ culture system. Syndecan-4 is expressed on keratinocytes that make up the inner root sheath of the vibrissa. Vibrissae from wild-type mice, but not from syndecan-4 null mice, displayed a statistically significant and dose-dependent growth response to FGF-1, FGF-2 and FGF-7. In contrast, a statistically significant growth response is seen in vibrissae from both wild-type and syndecan-4 null mice when the culture medium is supplemented with either hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) that binds to HSPG, insulin that does not bind to HSPG or 5% fetal bovine serum. The syndecan-4 dependent effect of FGF-1, -2 and -7 on the transcriptional activity of IRS expressed genes and of genes involved in cell proliferation reveals a number of different response patterns. In vivo, the vibrissae of syndecan-4 null mice are shorter and have a smaller diameter than those of wild-type mice and this phenotype may result from a suboptimal response to growth factors. Syndecan-1, which is expressed in the outer root sheath of the vibrissae shaft, does not influence the response of the vibrissae to FGF-1, -2 and -7 and the length and diameter of vibrissae of syndecan-1 null mice do not differ from those of wild-type mice.
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- Tokuro Iwabuchi
- Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Langbein L, Rogers MA, Praetzel-Wunder S, Helmke B, Schirmacher P, Schweizer J. K25 (K25irs1), K26 (K25irs2), K27 (K25irs3), and K28 (K25irs4) represent the type I inner root sheath keratins of the human hair follicle. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 126:2377-86. [PMID: 16874310 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The recent elucidation of the human type I keratin gene domain allowed the completion of the so far only partially characterized subcluster of type I keratin genes, KRT25-KRT28 (formerly KRT25A-KRT25D), representing the counterparts of the type II inner root sheath (IRS) keratin genes, KRT71-KRT74 (encoding proteins K71-K74, formerly K6irs1-K6irs4). Here, we describe the expression patterns of the type I IRS keratin proteins K25-K28 (formerly K25irs1-K25irs4) and their mRNAs. We found that K25 (K25irs1), K27 (K25irs3), and K28 (K25irs4) occur in the Henle layer, the Huxley layer, and in the IRS cuticle. Their expression extends from the bulb region up to the points of terminal differentiation of the three layers. In contrast, K26 (K25irs2) is restricted to the upper IRS cuticle. Apart from the three IRS layers, K25 (K25irs1), K27 (K25irs3), and K28 (K25irs4) are also present in the hair medulla. Based on previous, although controversial claims of the occurrence in the IRS of various "classical" epithelial keratins, we undertook a systematic study using antibodies against the presently described human epithelial and hair keratins and show that the type I keratins K25-K28 (K25irs1-K25irs4) and the type II keratins K71-K74 (K6irs1-K6irs4) represent the IRS keratins of the human hair follicle.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies/immunology
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genome, Human
- Hair Follicle/chemistry
- Hair Follicle/metabolism
- Humans
- Keratins, Hair-Specific/analysis
- Keratins, Hair-Specific/genetics
- Keratins, Hair-Specific/metabolism
- Keratins, Type I/analysis
- Keratins, Type I/genetics
- Keratins, Type I/metabolism
- Keratins, Type II/analysis
- Keratins, Type II/genetics
- Keratins, Type II/metabolism
- Oligonucleotides/chemistry
- Physical Chromosome Mapping
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
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- Lutz Langbein
- German Cancer Research Center, Department of Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Substantial progress has been made regarding the elucidation of differentiation processes of the human hair follicle. This review first describes the genomic organization of the human hair keratin gene family and the complex expression characteristics of hair keratins in the hair-forming compartment. Sections describe the role and fate of hair keratins in the diseased hair follicle, particularly hereditary disorders and hair follicle-derived tumors. Also included is a report on the actual state of knowledge concerning the regulation of hair keratin expression. In the second part of this review, essentially the same principles are applied to outline more recent and, thus, occasionally fewer data on specialized epithelial keratins expressed in various tissue constituents of the external sheaths and the companion layer of the follicle. A closing outlook highlights issues that need to be explored further to deepen our insight into the biology and genetics of the hair follicle.
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- Lutz Langbein
- Division of Cell Biology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Porter RM, Gandhi M, Wilson NJ, Wood P, McLean WHI, Lane EB. Functional analysis of keratin components in the mouse hair follicle inner root sheath. Br J Dermatol 2004; 150:195-204. [PMID: 14996088 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05720.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently, a family of novel type I keratins of the inner root sheath of the hair follicle were discovered, increasing the number of keratins known to be expressed in the hair follicle. The mouse database shows three keratins that are possible orthologues of these inner root sheath keratins. The sequences of these keratins include rather unusual changes to a highly conserved motif at the end of the alpha-helical rod domain of the proteins, thought to be important in filament assembly. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether these keratins are expressed in the inner root sheath and to determine whether they assemble normally. METHODS To investigate this, polyclonal antibodies were raised for immunolocalization of the keratins and their cDNAs were cloned for transfection into cultured cells. RESULTS At least two of these keratins were expressed in the inner root sheath but the timing of expression of the different keratins was variable. Transfection of the relevant cDNAs into cells in culture indicated that these keratins were capable of integrating into existing keratin networks without disruption, but that de novo filament assembly with the type II inner root sheath keratin, mK6irs, was poor. CONCLUSIONS These results provide further evidence of the complexity of keratin expression in the three concentric layers of the inner root sheath.
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- R M Porter
- Cancer Research UK Cell Structure Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
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Yuhki M, Yamada M, Kawano M, Iwasato T, Itohara S, Yoshida H, Ogawa M, Mishina Y. BMPR1A signaling is necessary for hair follicle cycling and hair shaft differentiation in mice. Development 2004; 131:1825-33. [PMID: 15084466 DOI: 10.1242/dev.01079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interactions between ectodermal and mesenchymal extracellular signaling pathways regulate hair follicle (HF) morphogenesis and hair cycling. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are known to be important in hair follicle development by affecting the local cell fate modulation. To study the role of BMP signaling in the HF, we disrupted Bmpr1a, which encodes the BMP receptor type IA (BMPR1A) in an HF cell-specific manner, using the Cre/loxP system. We found that the differentiation of inner root sheath, but not outer root sheath, was severely impaired in mutant mice. The number of HFs was reduced in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, and cycling epithelial cells were reduced in mutant mice HFs. Our results strongly suggest that BMPR1A signaling is essential for inner root sheath differentiation and is indispensable for HF renewal in adult skin.
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- Munehiro Yuhki
- Laboratory for Cell Culture Development, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Wang Z, Wong P, Langbein L, Schweizer J, Coulombe PA. Type II epithelial keratin 6hf (K6hf) is expressed in the companion layer, matrix, and medulla in anagen-stage hair follicles. J Invest Dermatol 2004; 121:1276-82. [PMID: 14675170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1747.2003.12644.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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More than half of the known keratin genes (n approximately 50) are expressed in the hair follicle. An in-depth knowledge of their differential expression in this organ will help us to understand the mechanisms of its formation and cycling, and the etiology of inherited hair disorders. Keratin 6hf is a type II keratin recently shown to occur in the companion layer. We cloned the mouse ortholog and characterized its expression in skin and oral mucosa. The mK6hf gene is 9.1 kb long and located in the cluster of type II keratin genes on mouse chromosome 15, between the keratin 6 (mK6alpha/mK6beta) and hair keratin genes. In situ hybridization and protein immunolocalization showed that, in addition to the companion layer, mK6hf is expressed in the upper matrix and medulla of the anagen-stage hair. This distribution is seen for all types of mouse hairs and medullated human hairs. The distribution of keratin 6hf protein in the hair shaft mirrors that of keratin 17, and the observation of reduced levels of keratin 6hf in keratin 17 null hair argues for a direct interaction between them. mK6hf is also expressed in the nail bed epithelium and fungiform papillae of dorsal tongue epithelium. Our findings provide an additional marker for the hair matrix and medulla, and suggest that the cellular precursors for the medulla, cortex, and cuticle compartments are already spatially segregated within the hair matrix. They also have obvious implications for the epithelial alterations associated with defects in keratin 6 genes.
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- Zhiling Wang
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Peters T, Sedlmeier R, Büssow H, Runkel F, Lüers GH, Korthaus D, Fuchs H, Hrabé de Angelis M, Stumm G, Russ AP, Porter RM, Augustin M, Franz T. Alopecia in a novel mouse model RCO3 is caused by mK6irs1 deficiency. J Invest Dermatol 2003; 121:674-80. [PMID: 14632181 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12491.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Reduced coat 3 (Rco3) is a new spontaneous autosomal recessive mutation with defects in hair structure and progressive alopecia. Here we describe chromosomal mapping and molecular identification of the Rco3 mutation. The murine Rco3 locus maps to a 2-Mb interval on chromosome 15 encompassing the keratin type II gene cluster. Recently, mK6irs1 was described as a type II keratin expressed in Henle's and Huxley's layer of the murine inner root sheath. Genomic sequencing revealed a 10-bp deletion in exon 1 of mK6irs1 resulting in a frameshift after 58 amino acid residues and, therefore, the absence of 422 carboxy-terminal amino acid residues containing the complete alpha-helical rod domain. Henle's and Huxley's layers show no immunoreactivity with mK6irs1-specific antibodies and the absence of intermediate filament formation in electron microscopic images. These results indicate that the expression of functional mK6irs1 is indispensable for intermediate filament formation in the inner root sheath and highlights the importance of the keratinization of the inner root sheath in the normal formation of the hair shaft.
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- T Peters
- Ingenium Pharmaceuticals AG, Martinsried, Germany
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Steinert PM, Parry DAD, Marekov LN. Trichohyalin mechanically strengthens the hair follicle: multiple cross-bridging roles in the inner root shealth. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:41409-19. [PMID: 12853460 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m302037200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Trichohyalin is expressed in specialized epithelia that are unusually mechanically strong, such as the inner root sheath cells of the hair follicle. We have previously shown that trichohyalin is sequentially subjected to post-synthetic modifications by peptidylarginine deaminases, which convert many of its arginines to citrullines, and by transglutaminases, which introduce intra- and interprotein chain cross-links. Here we have characterized in detail the proteins to which it becomes cross-linked in vivo in the inner root sheath of the mouse hair follicle. We suggest that it has three principal roles. First, it serves as an interfilamentous matrix protein by becoming cross-linked both to itself and to the head and tail end domains of the inner root sheath keratin intermediate filament chains. A new antibody reveals that arginines of the tail domains of the keratins are modified to citrullines before cross-linking, which clarifies previous studies. Second, trichohyalin serves as a cross-bridging reinforcement protein of the cornified cell envelope of the inner root sheath cells by becoming cross-linked to several known or novel barrier proteins, including involucrin, small proline-rich proteins, repetin, and epiplakin. Third, it coordinates linkage between the keratin filaments and cell envelope to form a seamless continuum. Together, our new data document that trichohyalin is a multi-functional cross-bridging protein that functions in the inner root sheath and perhaps in other specialized epithelial tissues by conferring to and coordinating mechanical strength between their peripheral cell envelope barrier structures and their cytoplasmic keratin filament networks.
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- Peter M Steinert
- Laboratory of Skin Biology, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-8023, USA
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Kikkawa Y, Oyama A, Ishii R, Miura I, Amano T, Ishii Y, Yoshikawa Y, Masuya H, Wakana S, Shiroishi T, Taya C, Yonekawa H. A Small Deletion Hotspot in the Type II Keratin Gene mK6irs1/Krt2-6g on Mouse Chromosome 15, a Candidate for Causing the Wavy Hair of the Caracul (Ca) Mutation. Genetics 2003; 165:721-33. [PMID: 14573483 PMCID: PMC1462786 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/165.2.721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A new mutation has arisen in a colony of mice transgenic for human α-galactosidase. The mutation is independent of the transgenic insertion, autosomal dominant, and morphologically very similar to the classical wavy coat mutation, caracul (Ca), on chromosome 15. Therefore, we designated this locus the caracul Rinshoken (CaRin). Applying a positional cloning approach, we identified the mK6irs1/Krt2-6g gene as a strong candidate for CaRin because among five Ca alleles examined mutations always occurred in the highly conserved positions of the α-helical rod domain (1A and 2B subdomain) of this putative gene product. The most striking finding is that four independently discovered alleles, the three preexistent alleles CaJ, Ca9J, Ca10J, and our allele CaRin, all share one identical amino acid deletion (N 140 del) and the fifth, CamedJ, has an amino acid substitution (A 431 D). These findings indicate that a mutation hotspot exists in the Ca locus. Additionally, we describe a Ca mutant allele induced by ENU mutagenesis, which also possesses an amino acid substitution (L 424 W) in the mK6irs1/Krt2-6g gene. The identification of the Ca candidate gene enables us to further define the nature of the genetic pathway required for hair formation and provides an important new candidate that may be implicated in human hair and skin diseases.
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- Yoshiaki Kikkawa
- Department of Laboratory Animal Science, The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (Rinshoken), Tokyo 113-8613, Japan
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Langbein L, Rogers MA, Praetzel S, Winter H, Schweizer J. K6irs1, K6irs2, K6irs3, and K6irs4 represent the inner-root-sheath-specific type II epithelial keratins of the human hair follicle. J Invest Dermatol 2003; 120:512-22. [PMID: 12648212 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12087.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this study we report on the cloning of two novel human type II keratin cDNAs, K6irs3 and K6irs4, which were specifically expressed in the inner root sheath of the hair follicle. Together with the genes of two previously described type II inner root sheath keratins, K6irs1 and K6irs2, the K6irs3 and K6irs4 genes were subclustered in the type II keratin/hair keratin gene domain on chromosome 12q13. Evolutionary tree analysis using all known type II epithelial and hair keratins revealed that the K6irs1-4 formed a branch separate from the other epithelial and hair keratins. RNA in situ hybridization and indirect immunofluorescence studies of human hair follicles, which also included the K6irs2 keratin, demonstrated that both K6irs2 and K6irs3 were specifically expressed in the inner root sheath cuticle, but showed a different onset of expression in this compartment. Whereas the K6irs3 expression began in the lowermost bulb region, that of K6irs2 was delayed up to the height of the apex of the dermal papilla. In contrast, the K6irs4 keratin was specifically expressed in the Huxley layer. Moreover, K6irs4 was ideally suited to further investigate the occurrence of Flügelzellen, i.e., Huxley cells, characterized by horizontal cell extensions that pass through the Henle layer, abut upon the companion layer, and form desmosomal connections with the surrounding cells. Previously, we detected Flügelzellen only in the region along the differentiated Henle layer. Using the Huxley-cell-specific K6irs4 antiserum, we now demonstrate this cell type to be clearly apposed to the entire Henle layer. We provide evidence that Flügelzellen penetrate the Henle layer actively and may play a role in conferring plasticity and resilience to the otherwise rigid upper Henle layer.
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- Lutz Langbein
- German Cancer Research Center, Department of Cell Biology, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Toivola DM, Zhou Q, English LS, Omary MB. Type II keratins are phosphorylated on a unique motif during stress and mitosis in tissues and cultured cells. Mol Biol Cell 2002; 13:1857-70. [PMID: 12058054 PMCID: PMC117609 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.01-12-0591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Epithelial cell keratins make up the type I (K9-K20) and type II (K1-K8) intermediate filament proteins. In glandular epithelia, K8 becomes phosphorylated on S73 ((71)LLpSPL) in human cultured cells and tissues during stress, apoptosis, and mitosis. Of all known proteins, the context of the K8 S73 motif (LLS/TPL) is unique to type II keratins and is conserved in epidermal K5/K6, esophageal K4, and type II hair keratins, except that serine is replaced by threonine. Because knowledge regarding epidermal and esophageal keratin regulation is limited, we tested whether K4-K6 are phosphorylated on the LLTPL motif. K5 and K6 become phosphorylated in vitro on threonine by the stress-activated kinase p38. Site-specific anti-phosphokeratin antibodies to LLpTPL were generated, which demonstrated negligible basal K4-K6 phosphorylation. In contrast, treatment of primary keratinocytes and other cultured cells, and ex vivo skin and esophagus cultures, with serine/threonine phosphatase inhibitors causes a dramatic increase in K4-K6 LLpTPL phosphorylation. This phosphorylation is accompanied by keratin solubilization, filament reorganization, and collapse. K5/K6 LLTPL phosphorylation occurs in vivo during mitosis and apoptosis induced by UV light or anisomycin, and in human psoriatic skin and squamous cell carcinoma. In conclusion, type II keratins of proliferating epithelia undergo phosphorylation at a unique and conserved motif as part of physiological mitotic and stress-related signals.
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- Diana M Toivola
- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
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Langbein L, Rogers MA, Praetzel S, Aoki N, Winter H, Schweizer J. A novel epithelial keratin, hK6irs1, is expressed differentially in all layers of the inner root sheath, including specialized huxley cells (Flügelzellen) of the human hair follicle. J Invest Dermatol 2002; 118:789-99. [PMID: 11982755 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.01711.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this study we have characterized a novel human type II keratin, hK6irs1, which is specifically expressed in the inner root sheath of the hair follicle. This keratin represents the ortholog of the recently described mouse inner root sheath keratin mK6irs. The two keratins were highly related and migrated at the same height as keratin 6 in two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Both RNA in situ hybridization and indirect immunofluorescence studies of human hair follicles demonstrated hK6irs1 expression in the Henle and Huxley layers as well as in the cuticle of the inner root sheath. In all three layers, the expression of hK6irs1 mRNA and protein began simultaneously in adjacent cells of the lowermost bulb above the germinative cell pool. Higher up in the follicle, the detection limits for both hK6irs1 mRNA and protein precisely coincided with the asynchronous onset of abrupt terminal differentiation of the Henle layer, inner root sheath cuticle, and Huxley layer. Mainly above the level of terminal Henle cell differentiation, both indirect immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy revealed the occurrence of distinct Huxley cells that developed pseudopodal hK6irs1-positive extensions passing through the fully keratinized Henle layer. These outwardly protruding foot processes abutted upon cells of the companion layer, with which they were connected by numerous desmosomes. These specialized Huxley cells have previously been termed "Flügelzellen", which means "winged cells", with reference to their characteristic foot processes. We provide evidence that, together with Henle cells, Flügelzellen ensure the maintenance of a continuous desmosomal anchorage of the companion layer along the entire inner root sheath. This tightly connected companion layer/inner root sheath unit provides an optimal molding and guidance of the growing hair shaft.
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- Lutz Langbein
- German Cancer Research Center, Department of Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Regulation, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Porter RM, Corden LD, Lunny DP, Smith FJ, Lane EB, McLean WH. Keratin K6irs is specific to the inner root sheath of hair follicles in mice and humans. Br J Dermatol 2001; 145:558-68. [PMID: 11703281 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04463.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Keratins are a multigene family of intermediate filament proteins that are differentially expressed in specific epithelial tissues. To date, no type II keratins specific for the inner root sheath of the human hair follicle have been identified. OBJECTIVES To characterize a novel type II keratin in mice and humans. METHODS Gene sequences were aligned and compared by BLAST analysis. Genomic DNA and mRNA sequences were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and confirmed by direct sequencing. Gene expression was analysed by reverse transcription (RT)-PCR in mouse and human tissues. A rabbit polyclonal antiserum was raised against a C-terminal peptide derived from the mouse K6irs protein. Protein expression in murine tissues was examined by immunoblotting and immunofluorescence. RESULTS Analysis of human expressed sequence tag (EST) data generated by the Human Genome Project revealed a fragment of a novel cytokeratin mRNA with characteristic amino acid substitutions in the 2B domain. No further human ESTs were found in the database; however, the complete human gene was identified in the draft genome sequence and several mouse ESTs were identified, allowing assembly of the murine mRNA. Both species' mRNA sequences and the human gene were confirmed experimentally by PCR and direct sequencing. The human gene spans more than 16 kb of genomic DNA and is located in the type II keratin cluster on chromosome 12q. A comprehensive immunohistochemical survey of expression in the adult mouse by immunofluorescence revealed that this novel keratin is expressed only in the inner root sheath of the hair follicle. Immunoblotting of murine epidermal keratin extracts revealed that this protein is specific to the anagen phase of the hair cycle, as one would expect of an inner root sheath marker. In humans, expression of this keratin was confirmed by RT-PCR using mRNA derived from plucked anagen hairs and epidermal biopsy material. By this means, strong expression was detected in human hair follicles from scalp and eyebrow. Expression was also readily detected in human palmoplantar epidermis; however, no expression was detected in face skin despite the presence of fine hairs histologically. CONCLUSIONS This new keratin, designated K6irs, is a valuable histological marker for the inner root sheath of hair follicles in mice and humans. In addition, this keratin represents a new candidate gene for inherited structural hair defects such as loose anagen syndrome.
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- R M Porter
- CRC Cell Structure Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
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Langbein L, Rogers MA, Winter H, Praetzel S, Schweizer J. The catalog of human hair keratins. II. Expression of the six type II members in the hair follicle and the combined catalog of human type I and II keratins. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:35123-32. [PMID: 11445569 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103305200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The human type II hair keratin subfamily consists of six individual members and can be divided into two groups. The group A members hHb1, hHb3, and hHb6 are structurally related, whereas group C members hHb2, hHb4, and hHb5 are rather distinct. Specific antisera against the individual hair keratins were used to establish the two-dimensional catalog of human type II hair keratins. In this catalog, hHb5 showed up as a series of isoelectric variants, well separated from a lower, more acidic, and complex protein streak containing isoelectric variants of hair keratins hHb1, hHb2, hHb3, and hHb6. Both in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry on anagen hair follicles showed that hHb5 and hHb2 defined early stages of hair differentiation in the matrix (hHb5) and cuticle (hHb5 and hHb2), respectively. Although cuticular differentiation proceeded without the expression of further type II hair keratins, cortex cells simultaneously expressed hHb1, hHb3, and hHb6 at an advanced stage of differentiation. In contrast, hHb4, which is undetectable in hair follicle extracts and sections, could be identified as the largest and most alkaline member of this subfamily in cytoskeletal extracts of dorsal tongue. This hair keratin was localized in the posterior compartment of the tongue filiform papillae. Comparative analysis of type II with the previously published type I hair keratin expression profiles suggested specific, but more likely, random keratin-pairing principles during trichocyte differentiation. Finally, by combining the previously published type I hair keratin catalog with the type II hair keratin catalog and integrating both into the existing catalog of human epithelial keratins, we present a two-dimensional compilation of the presently known human keratins.
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- L Langbein
- Divisions of Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Regulation, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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