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Coutier J, Auvré F, Lemaître G, Lataillade JJ, Deleuze JF, Roméo PH, Martin MT, Fortunel NO. MXD4/MAD4 Regulates Human Keratinocyte Precursor Fate. J Invest Dermatol 2023; 143:105-114.e12. [PMID: 36007550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Deciphering the pathways that regulate human epidermal precursor cell fate is necessary for future developments in skin repair and graft bioengineering. Among them, characterization of pathways regulating the keratinocyte (KC) precursor immaturity versus differentiation balance is required for improving the efficiency of KC precursor ex vivo expansion. In this study, we show that the transcription factor MXD4/MAD4 is expressed at a higher level in quiescent KC stem/progenitor cells located in the basal layer of human epidermis than in cycling progenitors. In holoclone KCs, stable short hairpin-RNA‒mediated decreased expression of MXD4/MAD4 increases MYC expression, whose modulation increases the proliferation of KC precursors and maintenance of their clonogenic potential and preserves the functionality of these precursors in three-dimensional epidermis organoid generation. Altogether, these results characterize MXD4/MAD4 as a major piece of the stemness puzzle in the human epidermis KC lineage and pinpoint an original avenue for ex vivo expansion of human KC precursors.
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- Julien Coutier
- Laboratory of Genomic and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France; Paris-Saclay University, Evry Val-d'Essonne University, Evry, France
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- Laboratory of Genomic and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France; Paris-Saclay University, Evry Val-d'Essonne University, Evry, France
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- Laboratory of Genomic and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France; Paris-Saclay University, Evry Val-d'Essonne University, Evry, France
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- INSERM UMRS-MD 1197, Institute of Armies Biomedical Research (IRBA), Armies Blood Transfusion Centre, Clamart, France
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- CEA-INSERM UMR1274, Research Laboratory on Repair and Transcription in hematopoietic Stem Cells, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; Paris-Diderot University, Paris, France; Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratory of Genomic and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France; Paris-Saclay University, Evry Val-d'Essonne University, Evry, France
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- Laboratory of Genomic and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France; Paris-Saclay University, Evry Val-d'Essonne University, Evry, France.
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Mestrallet G, Carosella ED, Martin MT, Rouas-Freiss N, Fortunel NO, LeMaoult J. Immunosuppressive Properties of Epidermal Keratinocytes Differ According to Their Immaturity Status. Front Immunol 2022; 13:786859. [PMID: 35222373 PMCID: PMC8878806 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.786859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Preservation of a functional keratinocyte stem cell pool is essential to ensure the long-term maintenance of epidermis integrity, through continuous physiological renewal and regeneration in case of injury. Protecting stem cells from inflammation and immune reactions is thus a critical issue that needs to be explored. Here, we show that the immature CD49fhigh precursor cell fraction from interfollicular epidermis keratinocytes, comprising stem cells and progenitors, is able to inhibit CD4+ T-cell proliferation. Of note, both the stem cell-enriched CD49fhigh/EGFRlow subpopulation and the less immature CD49fhigh/EGFRhigh progenitors ensure this effect. Moreover, we show that HLA-G and PD-L1 immune checkpoints are overexpressed in CD49fhigh precursors, as compared to CD49flow differentiated keratinocytes. This potency may limit immune reactions against immature precursors including stem cells, and protect them from exacerbated inflammation. Further exploring this correlation between immuno-modulation and immaturity may open perspectives in allogenic cell therapies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guillaume Mestrallet
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Evry, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, France
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- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
- U976 HIPI Unit, IRSL, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Evry, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, France
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- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
- U976 HIPI Unit, IRSL, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Evry, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, France
- *Correspondence: Joel LeMaoult, ; Nicolas O. Fortunel,
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- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
- U976 HIPI Unit, IRSL, Université Paris, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Joel LeMaoult, ; Nicolas O. Fortunel,
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Mestrallet G, Rouas-Freiss N, LeMaoult J, Fortunel NO, Martin MT. Skin Immunity and Tolerance: Focus on Epidermal Keratinocytes Expressing HLA-G. Front Immunol 2021; 12:772516. [PMID: 34938293 PMCID: PMC8685247 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.772516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Although the role of epidermal cells in skin regeneration has been extensively documented, their functions in immunity and tolerance mechanisms are largely underestimated. The aim of the present review was to outline the state of knowledge on resident immune cells of hematopoietic origin hosted in the epidermis, and then to focus on the involvement of keratinocytes in the complex skin immune networks acting in homeostasis and regeneration conditions. Based on this knowledge, the mechanisms of immune tolerance are reviewed. In particular, strategies based on immunosuppression mediated by HLA-G are highlighted, as recent advances in this field open up perspectives in epidermis-substitute bioengineering for temporary and permanent skin replacement strategies.
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- Guillaume Mestrallet
- Commissariat ã l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Evry, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, France
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- Commissariat ã l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, UMR-S 976 HIPI Unit, Paris, France
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- Commissariat ã l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, UMR-S 976 HIPI Unit, Paris, France
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- Commissariat ã l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Evry, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, France
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- Commissariat ã l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Evry, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, France
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Mestrallet G, Auvré F, Schenowitz C, Carosella ED, LeMaoult J, Martin MT, Rouas-Freiss N, Fortunel NO. Human Keratinocytes Inhibit CD4 + T-Cell Proliferation through TGFB1 Secretion and Surface Expression of HLA-G1 and PD-L1 Immune Checkpoints. Cells 2021; 10:cells10061438. [PMID: 34201301 PMCID: PMC8227977 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Human skin protects the body against infection and injury. This protection involves immune and epithelial cells, but their interactions remain largely unknown. Here, we show that cultured epidermal keratinocytes inhibit allogenic CD4+ T-cell proliferation under both normal and inflammatory conditions. Inhibition occurs through the secretion of soluble factors, including TGFB1 and the cell-surface expression of HLA-G1 and PD-L1 immune checkpoints. For the first time, we here describe the expression of the HLA-G1 protein in healthy human skin and its role in keratinocyte-driven tissue immunomodulation. The overexpression of HLA-G1 with an inducible vector increased the immunosuppressive properties of keratinocytes, opening up perspectives for their use in allogeneic settings for cell therapy.
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- Guillaume Mestrallet
- CEA, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, DRF, 91000 Evry, France; (G.M.); (F.A.)
- Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Saint-Aubin, France
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- CEA, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, DRF, 91000 Evry, France; (G.M.); (F.A.)
- Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Saint-Aubin, France
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- CEA, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, 75010 Paris, France; (C.S.); (E.D.C.)
- U976 HIPI Unit, IRSL, Université Paris, 75010 Paris, France
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- CEA, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, 75010 Paris, France; (C.S.); (E.D.C.)
- U976 HIPI Unit, IRSL, Université Paris, 75010 Paris, France
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- CEA, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, 75010 Paris, France; (C.S.); (E.D.C.)
- U976 HIPI Unit, IRSL, Université Paris, 75010 Paris, France
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (M.T.M.); (N.R.-F.); (N.O.F.); Tel.: +33-1-60-87-34-91 (M.T.M.); +33-1-57-27-68-01 (N.R.-F.); +33-1-60-87-34-92 (N.O.F.)
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- CEA, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, DRF, 91000 Evry, France; (G.M.); (F.A.)
- Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Saint-Aubin, France
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (M.T.M.); (N.R.-F.); (N.O.F.); Tel.: +33-1-60-87-34-91 (M.T.M.); +33-1-57-27-68-01 (N.R.-F.); +33-1-60-87-34-92 (N.O.F.)
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- CEA, DRF, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, Hemato-Immunology Research Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, 75010 Paris, France; (C.S.); (E.D.C.)
- U976 HIPI Unit, IRSL, Université Paris, 75010 Paris, France
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (M.T.M.); (N.R.-F.); (N.O.F.); Tel.: +33-1-60-87-34-91 (M.T.M.); +33-1-57-27-68-01 (N.R.-F.); +33-1-60-87-34-92 (N.O.F.)
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- CEA, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Francois Jacob Institute of Biology, DRF, 91000 Evry, France; (G.M.); (F.A.)
- Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Saint-Aubin, France
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (M.T.M.); (N.R.-F.); (N.O.F.); Tel.: +33-1-60-87-34-91 (M.T.M.); +33-1-57-27-68-01 (N.R.-F.); +33-1-60-87-34-92 (N.O.F.)
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Cavallero S, Neves Granito R, Stockholm D, Azzolin P, Martin MT, Fortunel NO. Exposure of Human Skin Organoids to Low Genotoxic Stress Can Promote Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Regenerating Keratinocyte Precursor Cells. Cells 2020; 9:cells9081912. [PMID: 32824646 PMCID: PMC7466070 DOI: 10.3390/cells9081912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
For the general population, medical diagnosis is a major cause of exposure to low genotoxic stress, as various imaging techniques deliver low doses of ionizing radiation. Our study investigated the consequences of low genotoxic stress on a keratinocyte precursor fraction that includes stem and progenitor cells, which are at risk for carcinoma development. Human skin organoids were bioengineered according to a clinically-relevant model, exposed to a single 50 mGy dose of γ rays, and then xeno-transplanted in nude mice to follow full epidermis generation in an in vivo context. Twenty days post-xenografting, mature skin grafts were sampled and analyzed by semi-quantitative immuno-histochemical methods. Pre-transplantation exposure to 50 mGy of immature human skin organoids did not compromise engraftment, but half of xenografts generated from irradiated precursors exhibited areas displaying focal dysplasia, originating from the basal layer of the epidermis. Characteristics of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were documented in these dysplastic areas, including loss of basal cell polarity and cohesiveness, epithelial marker decreases, ectopic expression of the mesenchymal marker α-SMA and expression of the EMT promoter ZEB1. Taken together, these data show that a very low level of radiative stress in regenerating keratinocyte stem and precursor cells can induce a micro-environment that may constitute a favorable context for long-term carcinogenesis.
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- Sophie Cavallero
- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA/DRF/IRCM, 91000 Evry, France; (S.C.); (R.N.G.); (P.A.)
- INSERM U967, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, 75013 Paris 11, France
- Université Paris-Diderot, 78140 Paris 7, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA/DRF/IRCM, 91000 Evry, France; (S.C.); (R.N.G.); (P.A.)
- INSERM U967, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, 75013 Paris 11, France
- Université Paris-Diderot, 78140 Paris 7, France
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- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, UMRS 951, Genethon, 91002 Evry, France;
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA/DRF/IRCM, 91000 Evry, France; (S.C.); (R.N.G.); (P.A.)
- INSERM U967, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, 75013 Paris 11, France
- Université Paris-Diderot, 78140 Paris 7, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA/DRF/IRCM, 91000 Evry, France; (S.C.); (R.N.G.); (P.A.)
- INSERM U967, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, 75013 Paris 11, France
- Université Paris-Diderot, 78140 Paris 7, France
- Correspondence: (M.T.M.); (N.O.F.); Tel.: +33-1-60-87-34-91 (M.T.M.); +33-1-60-87-34-92 (N.O.F.); Fax: +33-1-60-87-34-98 (M.T.M. & N.O.F.)
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA/DRF/IRCM, 91000 Evry, France; (S.C.); (R.N.G.); (P.A.)
- INSERM U967, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, 75013 Paris 11, France
- Université Paris-Diderot, 78140 Paris 7, France
- Correspondence: (M.T.M.); (N.O.F.); Tel.: +33-1-60-87-34-91 (M.T.M.); +33-1-60-87-34-92 (N.O.F.); Fax: +33-1-60-87-34-98 (M.T.M. & N.O.F.)
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicolas O Fortunel
- Laboratoire de génomique et radiobiologie de la kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, 91000 Évry, France Inserm U967, Fontenay-aux-Roses ; Université Paris-Diderot, Université Paris-Saclay, France
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- Laboratoire de génomique et radiobiologie de la kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, 91000 Évry, France Inserm U967, Fontenay-aux-Roses ; Université Paris-Diderot, Université Paris-Saclay, France
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Haydont V, Neiveyans V, Perez P, Busson É, Lataillade JJ, Asselineau D, Fortunel NO. Fibroblasts from the Human Skin Dermo-Hypodermal Junction are Distinct from Dermal Papillary and Reticular Fibroblasts and from Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Exhibit a Specific Molecular Profile Related to Extracellular Matrix Organization and Modeling. Cells 2020; 9:E368. [PMID: 32033496 PMCID: PMC7072412 DOI: 10.3390/cells9020368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Human skin dermis contains fibroblast subpopulations in which characterization is crucial due to their roles in extracellular matrix (ECM) biology. This study investigates the properties of fibroblasts localized at the frontier of deep dermis and hypodermis, i.e., dermo-hypodermal junction fibroblasts (F-DHJ), which were compared to intermediate reticular dermis (Fr) and superficial papillary dermis (Fp) fibroblasts. F-DHJ differed from Fr and Fp cells in their wider potential for differentiation into mesodermal lineages and in their absence of contractility when integrated in a three-dimensional dermal equivalent. The transcriptomic profile of F-DHJ exhibited specificities in the expression of genes involved in ECM synthesis-processing and "tissue skeleton" organization. In accordance with transcriptome data, ECM proteins, notably Tenascin C, distributions differed between the reticular dermis and the dermo-hypodermal junction areas, which was documented in normal adult skin. Finally, genome-wide transcriptome profiling was used to evaluate the molecular proximity of F-DHJ with the two dermal fibroblast populations (Fp and Fr) and with the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) corresponding to five tissue origins (bone marrow, fat, amnion, chorion, and cord). This comparative analysis classified the three skin fibroblast types, including F-DHJ, as a clearly distinct group from the five MSC sample origins.
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- Valérie Haydont
- Advanced Research, L’Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France; (V.N.); (P.P.); (D.A.)
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- Advanced Research, L’Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France; (V.N.); (P.P.); (D.A.)
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- Advanced Research, L’Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France; (V.N.); (P.P.); (D.A.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Assistance to the Armed Forces, French Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), 91223 CEDEX Brétigny sur Orge, France; (É.B.); (J.-J.L.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Assistance to the Armed Forces, French Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), 91223 CEDEX Brétigny sur Orge, France; (É.B.); (J.-J.L.)
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- Advanced Research, L’Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France; (V.N.); (P.P.); (D.A.)
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA/DRF/IRCM, 91000 Evry, France
- INSERM U967, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Université Paris-Diderot, 75013 Paris 7, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, 78140 Paris 11, France
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Fortunel NO, Chadli L, Coutier J, Lemaître G, Auvré F, Domingues S, Bouissou-Cadio E, Vaigot P, Cavallero S, Deleuze JF, Roméo PH, Martin MT. KLF4 inhibition promotes the expansion of keratinocyte precursors from adult human skin and of embryonic-stem-cell-derived keratinocytes. Nat Biomed Eng 2019; 3:985-997. [PMID: 31636412 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-019-0464-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Expanded autologous skin keratinocytes are currently used in cutaneous cell therapy, and embryonic-stem-cell-derived keratinocytes could become a complementary alternative. Regardless of keratinocyte provenance, for efficient therapy it is necessary to preserve immature keratinocyte precursors during cell expansion and graft processing. Here, we show that stable and transient downregulation of the transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) in keratinocyte precursors from adult skin, using anti-KLF4 RNA interference or kenpaullone, promotes keratinocyte immaturity and keratinocyte self-renewal in vitro, and enhances the capacity for epidermal regeneration in mice. Both stable and transient KLF4 downregulation had no impact on the genomic integrity of adult keratinocytes. Moreover, transient KLF4 downregulation in human-embryonic-stem-cell-derived keratinocytes increased the efficiency of skin-orientated differentiation and of keratinocyte immaturity, and was associated with improved generation of epidermis. As a regulator of the cell fate of keratinocyte precursors, KLF4 could be used for promoting the ex vivo expansion and maintenance of functional immature keratinocyte precursors.
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- Nicolas O Fortunel
- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France. .,INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France. .,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France.
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne, Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM U861, Institut des Cellules Souches pour le Traitement et l'Etude des Maladies Monogéniques, Corbeil Essonne, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Centre d'Etude des Cellules Souches, Institut des Cellules Souches pour le Traitement et l'Etude des Maladies Monogéniques, Corbeil Essonne, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France.,Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Réparation et la Transcription dans les Cellules Souches, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France. .,INSERM U967, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France. .,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France.
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Haydont V, Neiveyans V, Fortunel NO, Asselineau D. Transcriptome profiling of human papillary and reticular fibroblasts from adult interfollicular dermis pinpoints the ‘tissue skeleton’ gene network as a component of skin chrono-ageing. Mech Ageing Dev 2019; 179:60-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Haydont V, Neiveyans V, Zucchi H, Fortunel NO, Asselineau D. Genome-wide profiling of adult human papillary and reticular fibroblasts identifies ACAN, Col XI α1, and PSG1 as general biomarkers of dermis ageing, and KANK4 as an exemplary effector of papillary fibroblast ageing, related to contractility. Mech Ageing Dev 2018; 177:157-181. [PMID: 29913199 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Deciphering the characteristics of dermal fibroblasts is critical to further understand skin ageing. We have conducted a genome-wide transcriptomic characterization of papillary (Fp) and reticular (Fr) fibroblasts extracted from human skin samples corresponding to younger and older adult ages. From this screen, biomarkers suitable for the assessment of chronological ageing were identified, and extrapolated to the context of photo-damaged skin. In particular, KANK4, ACAN, Col XI α1, and PSG1, were expressed at an increased level in both chronologically-aged and photo-damaged skin. Notably, analysis focused on Fp identified significant transcriptional signatures associated with ageing, which included transcripts related to extracellular matrix, focal adhesion points, and cytoskeleton, thus suggesting functional consequences on tissue structure. At a cellular level, an increased contractility was identified as a property of aged Fp. Accordingly, further investigations were conducted on the KN motif and ankyrin repeat-containing protein 4 (KANK4) to explore its possible function as an original effector involved in the acquisition of aged properties in Fp, notably their increased contractility. We show that KANK4 down-modulation using siRNA led to increased Rho pathway activity, thereby reducing their contractility. As a proof-of-principle, the present study shows that targeting KANK4 was efficient to attenuate aged Fp characteristics.
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- Valérie Haydont
- Advanced Research, L'Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.
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- Advanced Research, L'Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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- Advanced Research, L'Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA/DRF/IRCM, 91000, Evry, France; INSERM U967, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; Université Paris-Diderot, Paris 7, France; Université Paris-Saclay, Paris 11, France.
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- Advanced Research, L'Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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Haydont V, Bernard BA, Fortunel NO. Age-related evolutions of the dermis: Clinical signs, fibroblast and extracellular matrix dynamics. Mech Ageing Dev 2018; 177:150-156. [PMID: 29548941 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Ageing is today a major societal concern that is intrinsically associated with the increase of life expectancy. Outside the context of severe degenerative diseases that affect the elderly populations, normal visible signs of ageing, notably skin sagging and wrinkles, influence the social and individual perception of peoples. Accordingly, there is a strong demand for researches on skin ageing. Deciphering the cellular and molecular processes of skin evolution through ageing is thus an active scientific domain, at the frontier of tissue developmental and ageing biology. The focus of the present article is to provide an overview of the current knowledge concerning the evolution of dermis characteristics at different life stages, from intra-uterine to post-natal life. The description will integrate stage-specific and age-related changes in dermis characteristics at the tissue, cell, and molecular levels.
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- Valérie Haydont
- Knowledge and Performance Department, Advanced Research, L'Oréal Research and Innovation, 93600, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.
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- Scientific Directorate, L'Oréal Research and Innovation, 92100, Clichy, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA/DRF/IRCM, 91000, Evry, France; INSERM U967, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; Université Paris-Diderot, Paris 7, France; Université Paris-Saclay, Paris 11, France.
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Auvré F, Coutier J, Martin MT, Fortunel NO. Quantitative Detection of Low-Abundance Transcripts at Single-Cell Level in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes by Digital Droplet Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1879:31-41. [PMID: 29736807 DOI: 10.1007/7651_2018_149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Genetic and epigenetic characterization of the large cellular diversity observed within tissues is essential to understanding the molecular networks that ensure the regulation of homeostasis, repair, and regeneration, but also pathophysiological processes. Skin is composed of multiple cell lineages and is therefore fully concerned by this complexity. Even within one particular lineage, such as epidermal keratinocytes, different immaturity statuses or differentiation stages are represented, which are still incompletely characterized. Accordingly, there is presently great demand for methods and technologies enabling molecular investigation at single-cell level. Also, most current methods used to analyze gene expression at RNA level, such as RT-qPCR, do not directly provide quantitative data, but rather comparative ratios between two conditions. A second important need in skin biology is thus to determine the number of RNA molecules in a given cell sample. Here, we describe a workflow that we have set up to meet these specific needs, by means of transcript quantification in cellular micro-samples using flow cytometry sorting and reverse transcription-digital droplet polymerase chain reaction. As a proof-of-principle, the workflow was tested for the detection of transcription factor transcripts expressed at low levels in keratinocyte precursor cells. A linear correlation was found between quantification values and keratinocyte input numbers in a low quantity range from 40 cells to 1 cell. Interpretable signals were repeatedly obtained from single-cell samples corresponding to estimated expression levels as low as 10-20 transcript copies per keratinocyte or less. The present workflow may have broad applications for the detection and quantification of low-abundance nucleic acid species in single cells, opening up perspectives for the study of cell-to-cell genetic and molecular heterogeneity. Interestingly, the process described here does not require internal references such as house-keeping gene expression, as it is initiated with defined cell numbers, precisely sorted by flow cytometry.
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- Frédéric Auvré
- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.,Université Paris-Diderot, Paris 7, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris 11, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.,Université Paris-Diderot, Paris 7, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris 11, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France.,INSERM U967, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.,Université Paris-Diderot, Paris 7, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris 11, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA/DRF/IBFJ/IRCM, Evry, France. .,INSERM U967, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. .,Université Paris-Diderot, Paris 7, France. .,Université Paris-Saclay, Paris 11, France.
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Alexaline MM, Trouillas M, Nivet M, Bourreau E, Leclerc T, Duhamel P, Martin MT, Doucet C, Fortunel NO, Lataillade JJ. Bioengineering a human plasma-based epidermal substitute with efficient grafting capacity and high content in clonogenic cells. Stem Cells Transl Med 2015; 4:643-54. [PMID: 25848122 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2014-0155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Cultured epithelial autografts (CEAs) produced from a small, healthy skin biopsy represent a lifesaving surgical technique in cases of full-thickness skin burn covering >50% of total body surface area. CEAs also present numerous drawbacks, among them the use of animal proteins and cells, the high fragility of keratinocyte sheets, and the immaturity of the dermal-epidermal junction, leading to heavy cosmetic and functional sequelae. To overcome these weaknesses, we developed a human plasma-based epidermal substitute (hPBES) for epidermal coverage in cases of massive burn, as an alternative to traditional CEA, and set up critical quality controls for preclinical and clinical studies. In this study, phenotypical analyses in conjunction with functional assays (clonal analysis, long-term culture, or in vivo graft) showed that our new substitute fulfills the biological requirements for epidermal regeneration. hPBES keratinocytes showed high potential for cell proliferation and subsequent differentiation similar to healthy skin compared with a well-known reference material, as ascertained by a combination of quality controls. This work highlights the importance of integrating relevant multiparameter quality controls into the bioengineering of new skin substitutes before they reach clinical development. SIGNIFICANCE This work involves the development of a new bioengineered epidermal substitute with pertinent functional quality controls. The novelty of this work is based on this quality approach.
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- Maia M Alexaline
- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Biomedical Research Institute of French Armies, INSERM U1197, Clamart, France; Celogos, Paris, France; Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, INSERM UMR 967, Evry, France; Burn Treatment Unit, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France; Plastic Surgery Department, Percy Hospital, Clamart, France
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Chadli L, Cadio E, Vaigot P, Martin MT, Fortunel NO. Monitoring the cycling activity of cultured human keratinocytes using a CFSE-based dye tracking approach. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 989:83-97. [PMID: 23483389 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-330-5_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
Abstract
The development of methods and tools suitable for functional analysis of keratinocytes placed in an in vitro context is of great importance for characterizing properties associated with their normal state, for detecting abnormalities related to pathological states, or for studying the effects of extrinsic factors. In the present chapter, we describe the use of the intracellular fluorescent dye carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) to monitor cell division in mass cultures of normal human keratinocytes. We detail the preparation of CFSE-labeled keratinocyte samples and the identification by flow cytometry of cell subpopulations exhibiting different cycling rates in a mitogenic culture context. In addition, we show that the CFSE-based division-tracking approach enables the monitoring of keratinocyte responsiveness to growth modulators, which is here exemplified by the cell-cycling inhibition mediated by the growth factor TGF-β1. Finally, we show that keratinocyte subpopulations, separated according to their mitotic history using CFSE fluorescence tracking, can be sorted by flow cytometry and used for further functional characterization, including determination of clone-forming efficiency.
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- Loubna Chadli
- Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis (LGRK), Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology (iRCM), Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Evry, France
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PURPOSE The basal layer of adult interfollicular epidermis is a highly dynamic cellular system, ensuring the continuous physiological renewal of this tissue, as well as regenerative processes in the context of wound healing. In human skin, despite its major importance for the maintenance of epidermal homeostasis and regenerative processes, the functional organization of basal keratinocytes is still debated today. Progress in this understanding is closely linked to the development of research models enabling investigations of the different coexisting basal keratinocyte subpopulations, to address their specific functional and molecular characteristics, particularly through clonal analyses. We review here different strategies that have led to significant advances in the knowledge of human basal keratinocyte properties, at both phenotypic and functional levels. CONCLUSIONS Convincing clues supporting a hierarchical organization of the keratinocyte basal layer in humans have emerged from the different functional studies. In particular, the hierarchical model constitutes a straight forward interpretation of the clearly non-equivalent potentialities observed when basal keratinocytes were studied individually in a cell culture context.
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- Nicolas O Fortunel
- Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Evry Cedex, France
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Harfouche G, Vaigot P, Rachidi W, Rigaud O, Moratille S, Marie M, Lemaitre G, Fortunel NO, Martin MT. Fibroblast growth factor type 2 signaling is critical for DNA repair in human keratinocyte stem cells. Stem Cells 2010; 28:1639-48. [PMID: 20681019 PMCID: PMC2996082 DOI: 10.1002/stem.485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Tissue stem cells must be endowed with superior maintenance and repair systems to ensure genomic stability over multiple generations, which would be less necessary in more differentiated cells. We previously reported that human keratinocyte stem cells were more resistant to ionizing radiation toxicity than their direct progeny, the keratinocyte progenitor cells. In the present study we addressed the mechanisms underlying this difference. Investigations of DNA repair showed that both single and double DNA strand breaks were repaired more rapidly and more efficiently in stem cells than in progenitors. As cell signaling is a key regulatory step in the management of DNA damage, a gene profiling study was performed. Data revealed that several genes of the fibroblast growth factor type 2 (FGF2) signaling pathway were induced by DNA damage in stem cells and not in progenitors. Furthermore, an increased content of the FGF2 protein was found in irradiated stem cells, both for the secreted and the cellular forms of the protein. To examine the role of endogenous FGF2 in DNA repair, stem cells were exposed to FGF2 pathway inhibitors. Blocking the FGF2 receptor (FGF receptor 1) or the kinase (Ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase 1) resulted in a inhibition of single and double DNA strand-break repair in the keratinocyte stem cells. Moreover, supplementing the progenitor cells with exogenous FGF2 activated their DNA repair. We propose that, apart from its well-known role as a strong mitogen and prosurvival factor, FGF2 helps to maintain genomic integrity in stem cells by activating stress-induced DNA repair. Stem Cells 2010; 28:1639–1648.
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- Ghida Harfouche
- CEA, iRCM, Laboratory of Genomics and Radiobiology of Keratinopoiesis, Evry, France
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Rigaud O, Fortunel NO, Vaigot P, Cadio E, Martin MT, Lundh O, Faure J, Rechatin C, Malka V, Gauduel YA. Exploring ultrashort high-energy electron-induced damage in human carcinoma cells. Cell Death Dis 2010; 1:e73. [PMID: 21364677 PMCID: PMC3032345 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2010.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- O Rigaud
- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA, 2 rue G. Crémieux, Evry 91057, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA, 2 rue G. Crémieux, Evry 91057, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA, 2 rue G. Crémieux, Evry 91057, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA, 2 rue G. Crémieux, Evry 91057, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, CEA, 2 rue G. Crémieux, Evry 91057, France
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- LOA, CNRS UMR 7639, Ecole Polytechnique Paris Tech, ENSTA Paris Tech, Palaiseau Cedex 91761, France
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- LOA, CNRS UMR 7639, Ecole Polytechnique Paris Tech, ENSTA Paris Tech, Palaiseau Cedex 91761, France
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- LOA, CNRS UMR 7639, Ecole Polytechnique Paris Tech, ENSTA Paris Tech, Palaiseau Cedex 91761, France
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- LOA, CNRS UMR 7639, Ecole Polytechnique Paris Tech, ENSTA Paris Tech, Palaiseau Cedex 91761, France
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- LOA, CNRS UMR 7639, Ecole Polytechnique Paris Tech, ENSTA Paris Tech, Palaiseau Cedex 91761, France
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Fortunel NO, Cadio E, Vaigot P, Chadli L, Moratille S, Bouet S, Roméo PH, Martin MT. Exploration of the functional hierarchy of the basal layer of human epidermis at the single-cell level using parallel clonal microcultures of keratinocytes. Exp Dermatol 2010; 19:387-92. [PMID: 20201955 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.01046.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The basal layer of human epidermis contains both stem cells and keratinocyte progenitors. Because of this cellular heterogeneity, the development of methods suitable for investigations at a clonal level is dramatically needed. Here, we describe a new method that allows multi-parallel clonal cultures of basal keratinocytes. Immediately after extraction from tissue samples, cells are sorted by flow cytometry based on their high integrin-alpha 6 expression and plated individually in microculture wells. This automated cell deposition process enables large-scale characterization of primary clonogenic capacities. The resulting clonal growth profile provided a precise assessment of basal keratinocyte hierarchy, as the size distribution of 14-day-old clones ranged from abortive to highly proliferative clones containing 1.7 x 10(5) keratinocytes (17.4 cell doublings). Importantly, these 14-day-old primary clones could be used to generate three-dimensional reconstructed epidermis with the progeny of a single cell. In long-term cultures, a fraction of highly proliferative clones could sustain extensive expansion of >100 population doublings over 14 weeks and exhibited long-term epidermis reconstruction potency, thus fulfilling candidate stem cell functional criteria. In summary, parallel clonal microcultures provide a relevant model for single-cell studies on interfollicular keratinocytes, which could be also used in other epithelial models, including hair follicle and cornea. The data obtained using this system support the hierarchical model of basal keratinocyte organization in human interfollicular epidermis.
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- Nicolas O Fortunel
- CEA, Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Laboratoire de Génomique et Radiobiologie de la Kératinopoïèse, Evry, France.
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Fortunel NO, Martin MT. [Stem cells from human interfollicular epidermis: phenotypes and potentialities]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 202:55-65. [PMID: 18460309 DOI: 10.1051/jbio:2008007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Stem cells from different tissue origins share common characteristics, including selfrenewal capacity and tissue regeneration potential. Finding criteria to identify particular stem cell types, and understanding signaling pathways responsible for stemness, represent major research areas that will lead to a better characterization of the normal state of stem cells, thus improving our capability to use them for regenerative therapies. We will review here different approaches and experimental models liable to increase our knowledge of stem cells from human interfollicular epidermis. One of them, based on transcriptional profiling performed at the level of the global genome, consisted in searching universal molecular markers of stem cells. In other approaches, stem cells were studied at the level of specific characteristics. Understanding somatic stem cell properties such as quiescence or slow cycling state, and detoxification potential, led to the identification of phenotypes suitable for the selection of epidermal keratinocyte sub-populations with stem cell properties. The specific interests of these different research strategies will be discussed.
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- Nicolas O Fortunel
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire Service Cellules Souches et Radiation, 2, rue Gaston Crémieux CP 5722, 91057 Evry Cedex, France.
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Peiffer I, Belhomme D, Barbet R, Haydont V, Zhou YP, Fortunel NO, Li M, Hatzfeld A, Fabiani JN, Hatzfeld JA. Simultaneous differentiation of endothelial and trophoblastic cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells Dev 2007; 16:393-402. [PMID: 17610369 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2006.0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Here we present a simple two-step in vitro model of vascularized trophoblastic tissue derived from human embryonic stem (hES) cells. The first step is the formation of cystic embryoid bodies (EBs) in suspension in a semisolid methyl cellulose medium, within which an endothelial platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1(+)) cell network develops. In a second step, deposition of these EBs on the bottom of nontreated, polystyrene tissue culture plates, leads by centrifugal outgrowth of the EB to the emergence of an adherent cell layer, with which a PECAM-1(+) network is associated. Cells of this adherent layer expressed VE-cadherin (CD144), PECAM-1 (CD31), and alpha-fetoprotein (alpha-FP). Trophoblastic differentiation was strongly suggested by the secretion of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) and by the presence of the cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast marker GB25. The INSL4 gene, a cyto and syncytio-trophoblast marker, was also highly expressed in the adherent layer, as well as other trophoblast genes such as CGA, CDX1, CDX2, and HAND1, compared to hES cell gene expression taken as reference. In contrast, expression of self-renewal genes, such as TERT, POU5F1, ZFP42, GDF3, and NODAL were decreased. No ectodermal or endodermal genes were expressed, but the mesodermal genes PECAM-1 and GATA2 were. The possibility of removing the EBs during the second step would permit analysis of their relative contribution to angiogenesis or possible hemangioblast formation, compared to that of the trophoblastic adherent layer. This primitive vascularized trophoblastic model could also provide a tool to study early steps of normal and pathological placental development.
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- Isabelle Peiffer
- Human Stem Cell Laboratory, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 94801 Villejuif Cedex, France.
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Larderet G, Fortunel NO, Vaigot P, Cegalerba M, Maltère P, Zobiri O, Gidrol X, Waksman G, Martin MT. Human side population keratinocytes exhibit long-term proliferative potential and a specific gene expression profile and can form a pluristratified epidermis. Stem Cells 2005; 24:965-74. [PMID: 16282445 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to characterize human side population (SP) epidermal keratinocytes isolated from primary cell cultures. For that purpose, keratinocytes were isolated from normal adult breast skin samples and the Hoechst 33342 exclusion assay described for hematopoietic cells was adapted to keratinocytes. Three types of keratinocytes were studied: the SP, the main population (MP), and the unsorted initial population. SP keratinocytes represented 0.16% of the total population. In short-term cultures, they exhibited an increased colony-forming efficiency and produced more actively growing colonies than did unsorted and MP keratinocytes. In long-term cultures, SP cells exhibited an extensive expansion potential, performing a mean of 44 population doublings for up to 12 successive passages after cell sorting. Moreover, even in long-term cultures, SP keratinocytes were able to form a pluristratified epidermis when seeded on a dermal substrate. Unsorted and MP keratinocytes promoted a reduced expansion: mean values of 14 population doublings for five passages and 12 population doublings for four successive passages, respectively. To further characterize SP cells, cDNA microarrays were used to identify their molecular signature. Transcriptome profiling showed that 41 genes were differentially expressed in SP (vs. MP) cells, with 37 upregulated genes and only four downregulated genes in SP cells. The majority of these genes were functionally related to the regulation of transcription and cell signaling. In conclusion, SP human keratinocytes isolated from primary cultures exhibited both short- and long-term high proliferative potential, formed a pluristratified epidermis, and were characterized by a specific gene expression profile.
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Fortunel NO, Otu HH, Ng HH, Chen J, Mu X, Chevassut T, Li X, Joseph M, Bailey C, Hatzfeld JA, Hatzfeld A, Usta F, Vega VB, Long PM, Libermann TA, Lim B. Comment on " 'Stemness': transcriptional profiling of embryonic and adult stem cells" and "a stem cell molecular signature". Science 2003; 302:393; author reply 393. [PMID: 14563990 DOI: 10.1126/science.1086384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Fortunel NO, Hatzfeld JA, Rosemary PA, Ferraris C, Monier MN, Haydont V, Longuet J, Brethon B, Lim B, Castiel I, Schmidt R, Hatzfeld A. Long-term expansion of human functional epidermal precursor cells: promotion of extensive amplification by low TGF-beta1 concentrations. J Cell Sci 2003; 116:4043-52. [PMID: 12953061 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We have previously introduced the concept of high proliferative potential-quiescent (HPP-Q) cells to refer to primitive human hematopoietic progenitors, on which transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) exerts a pleiotropic effect. TGF-beta1 confers to these slow-dividing cells a mitogenic receptor(low) phenotype and maintains immature properties by preventing differentiation and apoptosis. However, the effect of TGF-beta1 on long-term expansion has not yet been clearly demonstrated. Here, we describe the characterization of a human skin keratinocyte subpopulation, highly enriched for primitive epidermal precursors, on the basis of high adhesion capacity (Adh+++) and low expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (Adh+++EGF-Rlow). In our standard culture condition without feeder cells, the mean estimated output for cells from an unfractionated population of primary foreskin keratinocytes was 10(7)-10(8), increasing to 10(12)-10(13) in cultures initiated with selected Adh+++EGF-Rlow precursors. Characterization of these cells revealed a hitherto unknown property of TGF-beta1: its addition at a very low concentration (10 pg/ml) in long-term cultures induces a very significant additional increase of expansion. In this optimized system, outputs obtained in cultures initiated with Adh+++EGF-Rlow cells repeatedly reached 10(16)-10(17) ( approximately 60 population doublings, approximately 4 x 10(18) keratinocytes produced per clonogenic cell present in the initial population). At the molecular level, this effect is associated with an increase in Smad1, Smad2 and Smad3 phosphorylation and an increase in alpha6 and beta1 integrin expression. No such effect could be observed on mature keratinocytes with low adhesion capacity (Adh-/+). We finally demonstrated that the progeny of Adh+++EGF-Rlow precursors after long-term expansion is still capable of generating a pluristratified epidermis in a model for skin reconstruction. In conclusion, after further characterizing the phenotype of primitive epidermal precursors, we demonstrated a new function of TGF-beta1, which is to promote undifferentiated keratinocyte amplification.
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- Nicolas O Fortunel
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Cellules Souches Humaines, CNRS-UPR 9045, Institut André Lwoff, 94800 Villejuif, France
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Hatzfeld A, Panterne B, Fortunel NO, Monier MN, Hatzfeld JA. Fibrinogen cooperates with cytokines to induce interleukin-6 receptor mRNA expression in human hematopoietic CD34+ progenitors. Eur Cytokine Netw 2001; 12:172-6. [PMID: 11282562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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We have previously demonstrated that purified human fibrinogen (Fg), a major plasma component removed during serum preparation, shows mitogenic properties towards lymphoma cells and normal human hematopoietic progenitors. Indeed, adding Fg with IL-3 to a serum-containing medium stimulates growth of human CD34+ progenitors. In this report, we show in serum-free medium, that this stimulating effect only occurs in the presence of IL-6. To clarify the cooperative effect between Fg and IL-6, the kinetics of IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) mRNA expression in CD34+ cells have been analyzed by semi-quantitative in situ hybridization. In the presence of both IL-3 and Fg, more cells express IL-6R mRNA, and this expression per cell is significantly greater than with each factor added separately. These results suggest that Fg does not promote the growth of normal cells by itself, but sensitizes the cells to cytokines. Fg behaves not as a "progression" factor but as a typical "competence" factor, which induces a faster and greater IL-6R expression in early human hematopoietic progenitors by cooperating with other cytokines.
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- A Hatzfeld
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Cellules Souches Somatiques Humaines, UPR 1983 du CNRS, IFC1, 7, rue Guy-Moquet, BP 8, 94801 Villejuif Cedex, France
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Fortunel NO, Hatzfeld A, Hatzfeld JA. Transforming growth factor-beta: pleiotropic role in the regulation of hematopoiesis. Blood 2000; 96:2022-36. [PMID: 10979943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Hematopoiesis is a remarkable cell-renewal process that leads to the continuous generation of large numbers of multiple mature cell types, starting from a relatively small stem cell compartment. A highly complex but efficient regulatory network is necessary to tightly control this production and to maintain the hematopoietic tissue in homeostasis. During the last 3 decades, constantly growing numbers of molecules involved in this regulation have been identified. They include soluble cytokines and growth factors, cell-cell interaction molecules, and extracellular matrix components, which provide a multifunctional scaffolding specific for each tissue. The cloning of numerous growth factors and their mass production have led to their possible use for both fundamental research and clinical application.
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- N O Fortunel
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Cellules Souches Somatiques Humaines, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Villejuif, France
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