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Grzonka M, Bazzi H. Mouse SAS-6 is required for centriole formation in embryos and integrity in embryonic stem cells. eLife 2024; 13:e94694. [PMID: 38407237 PMCID: PMC10917421 DOI: 10.7554/elife.94694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
Abstract
SAS-6 (SASS6) is essential for centriole formation in human cells and other organisms but its functions in the mouse are unclear. Here, we report that Sass6-mutant mouse embryos lack centrioles, activate the mitotic surveillance cell death pathway, and arrest at mid-gestation. In contrast, SAS-6 is not required for centriole formation in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), but is essential to maintain centriole architecture. Of note, centrioles appeared after just one day of culture of Sass6-mutant blastocysts, from which mESCs are derived. Conversely, the number of cells with centrosomes is drastically decreased upon the exit from a mESC pluripotent state. At the mechanistic level, the activity of the master kinase in centriole formation, PLK4, associated with increased centriolar and centrosomal protein levels, endow mESCs with the robustness in using a SAS-6-independent centriole-biogenesis pathway. Collectively, our data suggest a differential requirement for mouse SAS-6 in centriole formation or integrity depending on PLK4 activity and centrosome composition.
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- Marta Grzonka
- Department of Cell Biology of the Skin and Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, University of CologneCologneGermany
- The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), Medical Faculty, University of CologneCologneGermany
- Graduate School for Biological Sciences, University of CologneCologneGermany
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- Department of Cell Biology of the Skin and Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, University of CologneCologneGermany
- The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), Medical Faculty, University of CologneCologneGermany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Medical Faculty, University of CologneCologneGermany
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Camblor-Perujo S, Ozer Yildiz E, Küpper H, Overhoff M, Rastogi S, Bazzi H, Kononenko NL. The AP-2 complex interacts with γ-TuRC and regulates the proliferative capacity of neural progenitors. Life Sci Alliance 2024; 7:e202302029. [PMID: 38086550 PMCID: PMC10716017 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302029] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Centrosomes are organelles that nucleate microtubules via the activity of gamma-tubulin ring complexes (γ-TuRC). In the developing brain, centrosome integrity is central to the progression of the neural progenitor cell cycle, and its loss leads to microcephaly. We show that NPCs maintain centrosome integrity via the endocytic adaptor protein complex-2 (AP-2). NPCs lacking AP-2 exhibit defects in centrosome formation and mitotic progression, accompanied by DNA damage and accumulation of p53. This function of AP-2 in regulating the proliferative capacity of NPCs is independent of its role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and is coupled to its association with the GCP2, GCP3, and GCP4 components of γ-TuRC. We find that AP-2 maintains γ-TuRC organization and regulates centrosome function at the level of MT nucleation. Taken together, our data reveal a novel, noncanonical function of AP-2 in regulating the proliferative capacity of NPCs and open new avenues for the identification of novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders with AP-2 complex dysfunction.
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- CECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- CECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- CECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- CECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- CECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- CECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Genetics, Natural Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Khatif H, Bazzi H. Generation and characterization of a Dkk4-Cre knock-in mouse line. Genesis 2024; 62:e23532. [PMID: 37435631 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
Abstract
Ectodermal appendages in mammals, such as teeth, mammary glands, sweat glands and hair follicles, are generated during embryogenesis through a series of mesenchymal-epithelial interactions. Canonical Wnt signaling and its inhibitors are implicated in the early steps of ectodermal appendage development and patterning. To study the activation dynamics of the Wnt target and inhibitor Dickkopf4 (Dkk4) in ectodermal appendages, we used CRSIPR/Cas9 to generate a Dkk4-Cre knock-in mouse (Mus musculus) line, where the Cre recombinase cDNA replaces the expression of endogenous Dkk4. Using Cre reporters, the Dkk4-Cre activity was evident at the prospective sites of ectodermal appendages, overlapping with the Dkk4 mRNA expression. Unexpectedly, a predominantly mesenchymal cell population in the embryo posterior also showed Dkk4-Cre activity. Lineage-tracing suggested that these cells are likely derived from a few Dkk4-Cre-expressing cells in the epiblast at early gastrulation. Finally, our analyses of Dkk4-Cre-expressing cells in developing hair follicle epithelial placodes revealed intra- and inter-placodal cellular heterogeneity, supporting emerging data on the positional and transcriptional cellular variability in placodes. Collectively, we propose the new Dkk4-Cre knock-in mouse line as a suitable model to study Wnt and DKK4 inhibitor dynamics in early mouse development and ectodermal appendage morphogenesis.
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- Houda Khatif
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Bartsch D, Kalamkar K, Ahuja G, Lackmann JW, Hescheler J, Weber T, Bazzi H, Clamer M, Mendjan S, Papantonis A, Kurian L. mRNA translational specialization by RBPMS presets the competence for cardiac commitment in hESCs. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eade1792. [PMID: 36989351 PMCID: PMC10058251 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade1792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
The blueprints of developing organs are preset at the early stages of embryogenesis. Transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms are proposed to preset developmental trajectories. However, we reveal that the competence for the future cardiac fate of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) is preset in pluripotency by a specialized mRNA translation circuit controlled by RBPMS. RBPMS is recruited to active ribosomes in hESCs to control the translation of essential factors needed for cardiac commitment program, including Wingless/Integrated (WNT) signaling. Consequently, RBPMS loss specifically and severely impedes cardiac mesoderm specification, leading to patterning and morphogenetic defects in human cardiac organoids. Mechanistically, RBPMS specializes mRNA translation, selectively via 3'UTR binding and globally by promoting translation initiation. Accordingly, RBPMS loss causes translation initiation defects highlighted by aberrant retention of the EIF3 complex and depletion of EIF5A from mRNAs, thereby abrogating ribosome recruitment. We demonstrate how future fate trajectories are programmed during embryogenesis by specialized mRNA translation.
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- Deniz Bartsch
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Institute for Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Institute for Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Institute for Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Institute for Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr Gasse 3, Vienna 1030, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen 37075, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Institute for Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
- Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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Wirtz L, Damen M, Khatif H, Soroka E, Simons B, Bazzi H. 175 Yap and Notch signaling activities correlate with the two phases of skin epidermal stratification during development. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Khatif H, Wirtz L, Soroka E, Bazzi H. 177 The Striatin-Interacting Phosphatase And Kinases complex is important for skin epidermal differentiation and barrier formation. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Khatif H, Bazzi H. 726 The Wnt-inhibitor Dkk4 is required for primary hair follicle induction and patterning. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Wirtz L, Bazzi H. 098 A burst of progenitor proliferation drives epidermal stratification. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.08.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Khatif H, Bazzi H. 318 The Wnt-inhibitor Dkk4 is required for primary hair follicle induction and patterning. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.08.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Crispatzu G, Rehimi R, Pachano T, Bleckwehl T, Cruz-Molina S, Xiao C, Mahabir E, Bazzi H, Rada-Iglesias A. The chromatin, topological and regulatory properties of pluripotency-associated poised enhancers are conserved in vivo. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4344. [PMID: 34272393 PMCID: PMC8285398 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24641-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Poised enhancers (PEs) represent a genetically distinct set of distal regulatory elements that control the expression of major developmental genes. Before becoming activated in differentiating cells, PEs are already bookmarked in pluripotent cells with unique chromatin and topological features that could contribute to their privileged regulatory properties. However, since PEs were originally characterized in embryonic stem cells (ESC), it is currently unknown whether PEs are functionally conserved in vivo. Here, we show that the chromatin and 3D structural features of PEs are conserved among mouse pluripotent cells both in vitro and in vivo. We also uncovered that the interactions between PEs and their target genes are globally controlled by the combined action of Polycomb, Trithorax and architectural proteins. Moreover, distal regulatory sequences located close to developmental genes and displaying the typical genetic (i.e. CpG islands) and chromatin (i.e. high accessibility and H3K27me3 levels) features of PEs are commonly found across vertebrates. These putative PEs show high sequence conservation within specific vertebrate clades, with only a few being evolutionary conserved across all vertebrates. Lastly, by genetically disrupting PEs in mouse and chicken embryos, we demonstrate that these regulatory elements play essential roles during the induction of major developmental genes in vivo.
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- Giuliano Crispatzu
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Muenster, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria-SODERCAN, Santander, Spain.
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Khatif H, Bazzi H. 605 Generation of Dkk4-Cre knock-in mice to study morphogenesis of ectodermal appendages. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Xiao C, Grzonka M, Meyer-Gerards C, Mack M, Figge R, Bazzi H. Gradual centriole maturation associates with the mitotic surveillance pathway in mouse development. EMBO Rep 2021; 22:e51127. [PMID: 33410253 PMCID: PMC7857428 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202051127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Centrosomes, composed of two centrioles and pericentriolar material, organize mitotic spindles during cell division and template cilia during interphase. The first few divisions during mouse development occur without centrioles, which form around embryonic day (E) 3. However, disruption of centriole biogenesis in Sas-4 null mice leads to embryonic arrest around E9. Centriole loss in Sas-4-/- embryos causes prolonged mitosis and p53-dependent cell death. Studies in vitro discovered a similar USP28-, 53BP1-, and p53-dependent mitotic surveillance pathway that leads to cell cycle arrest. In this study, we show that an analogous pathway is conserved in vivo where 53BP1 and USP28 are upstream of p53 in Sas-4-/- embryos. The data indicate that the pathway is established around E7 of development, four days after the centrioles appear. Our data suggest that the newly formed centrioles gradually mature to participate in mitosis and cilia formation around the beginning of gastrulation, coinciding with the activation of mitotic surveillance pathway upon centriole loss.
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- Cally Xiao
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Graduate School for Biological Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Graduate School for Biological Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Graduate School for Biological Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Masters Program in Biological Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Graduate School for Biological Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,The Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Phan TP, Maryniak AL, Boatwright CA, Lee J, Atkins A, Tijhuis A, Spierings DCJ, Bazzi H, Foijer F, Jordan PW, Stracker TH, Holland AJ. Centrosome defects cause microcephaly by activating the 53BP1-USP28-TP53 mitotic surveillance pathway. EMBO J 2021; 40:e106118. [PMID: 33226141 PMCID: PMC7780150 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020106118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in centrosome genes deplete neural progenitor cells (NPCs) during brain development, causing microcephaly. While NPC attrition is linked to TP53-mediated cell death in several microcephaly models, how TP53 is activated remains unclear. In cultured cells, mitotic delays resulting from centrosome loss prevent the growth of unfit daughter cells by activating a pathway involving 53BP1, USP28, and TP53, termed the mitotic surveillance pathway. Whether this pathway is active in the developing brain is unknown. Here, we show that the depletion of centrosome proteins in NPCs prolongs mitosis and increases TP53-mediated apoptosis. Cell death after a delayed mitosis was rescued by inactivation of the mitotic surveillance pathway. Moreover, 53BP1 or USP28 deletion restored NPC proliferation and brain size without correcting the upstream centrosome defects or extended mitosis. By contrast, microcephaly caused by the loss of the non-centrosomal protein SMC5 is also TP53-dependent but is not rescued by loss of 53BP1 or USP28. Thus, we propose that mutations in centrosome genes cause microcephaly by delaying mitosis and pathologically activating the mitotic surveillance pathway in the developing brain.
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- Thao P Phan
- Department of Molecular Biology and GeneticsJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and GeneticsJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyBloomberg School of Public HealthJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMDUSA
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of AgeingUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of AgeingUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD)University of CologneCologneGermany
- Department of Dermatology and VenereologyUniversity Hospital of CologneKölnGermany
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of AgeingUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyBloomberg School of Public HealthJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)The Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and GeneticsJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMDUSA
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Gilmore A, Carrasco E, Bazzi H, Christiano A, Jahoda C. 928 Characterisation of the mouse embryonic dermis and timing and control of adipogenic cell fate. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.1004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xiao C, Nitsche F, Bazzi H. Visualizing the Node and Notochordal Plate In Gastrulating Mouse Embryos Using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Whole Mount Immunofluorescence. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 30474633 DOI: 10.3791/58321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
The post-implantation mouse embryo undergoes major shape changes after the initiation of gastrulation and morphogenesis. A hallmark of morphogenesis is the formation of the transient organizers, the node and notochordal plate, from cells that have passed through the primitive streak. The proper formation of these signaling centers is essential for the development of the body plan and techniques to visualize them are of high interest to mouse developmental biologists. The node and notochordal plate lie on the ventral surface of gastrulating mouse embryos around embryonic day (E) 7.5 of development. The node is a cup-shaped structure whose cells possess a single slender cilium each. The proper subcellular localization and rotation of the cilia in the node pit determines left-right asymmetry. The notochordal plate cells also possess single cilia albeit shorter than those of the node cells. The notochordal plate forms the notochord which acts as an important signaling organizer for somitogenesis and neural patterning. Because the cells of the node and notochordal plate are transiently present on the surface and possess cilia, they can be visualized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Among other techniques used to visualize these structures at the cellular level is whole mount immunofluorescence (WMIF) using the antibodies against the proteins that are highly expressed in the node and notochordal plate. In this report, we describe our optimized protocols to perform SEM and WMIF of the node and notochordal plate in developing mouse embryos to help in the assessment of tissue shape and cellular organization in wild-type and gastrulation mutant embryos.
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- Cally Xiao
- Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Cologne; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne
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- Department of General Ecology, Institute for Zoology, Biocenter Cologne, University of Cologne
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne;
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Damen M, Bazzi H. LB1603 Centrosomes are required for the normal development of the skin epithelium. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cruz-Molina S, Respuela P, Tebartz C, Kolovos P, Nikolic M, Fueyo R, van Ijcken WF, Grosveld F, Frommolt P, Bazzi H, Rada-Iglesias A. PRC2 Facilitates the Regulatory Topology Required for Poised Enhancer Function during Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation. Cell Stem Cell 2017; 20:689-705.e9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Tamzalit F, Kepecs A, Bazzi H, Anderson K, Huse M. Abstract A070: The role of the centrosome in cytotoxic T cell function. Cancer Immunol Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.imm2016-a070] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are essential for productive immune responses and recent studies have demonstrated their strong clinical potential as immunotherapeutic agents against established tumors. Cytotoxic responses in CTLs are induced by the T cell receptor, which recognizes cognate peptide-major histocompatibility complex molecules on the surfaces of infected or transformed cells, which induces the formation the immunological synapse. Synapse formation is accompanied by a series of actin and microtubule remodeling events, the most striking of which is the dramatic reorientation of the centrosome to a position just beneath the center of the contact site. It has been proposed that lytic granules containing perforin and granzyme cluster around the centrosome in activated CTLs. This polarization toward the synapse promotes the selective fusion of these granules with the synaptic membrane, leading to directional release of their contents toward the target cell.
In order to study more precisely how the centrosome influences secretory responses and how these contributions affect CTL activity, we have developed an approach using OT-I mice bearing a conditional allele of both p53 (p53flox) as well as SAS4 (SAS4flox), a scaffolding protein that is absolutely required for the formation and maintenance of the centrosome. OT-I SAS4−/−p53−/− cells were generated by transducing SAS4flox/floxp53flox/flox cells with a retrovirus expressing Cre. Using gamma-tubulin and pericentrin staining, we were able to show that SAS4 deletion effectively eliminates interphase centrosomes in CTLs. OT-I SAS4−/− p53−/− cells exhibited a marked defect in target cell killing after 24h, implying a crucial role of the centrosome in cytotoxic responses. This killing defect was accompanied by a decrease in both granzyme B and perforin production. IFN-gamma production and secretion were not altered by the loss of the centrosome. Importantly, TCR induced signaling was normal in these cells.
In summary, we were able to show that centrosome deletion impairs target cell killing without altering their overall magnitude. Given the importance of centrosome polarization for lytic granules delivery, we can assume that the centrosome ablation selectively alters cytotoxic efficiency by disrupting the directional synaptic secretion.
Citation Format: Fella Tamzalit, Ariella Kepecs, Hisham Bazzi, Kathryn Anderson, Morgan Huse. The role of the centrosome in cytotoxic T cell function [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Second CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival; 2016 Sept 25-28; New York, NY. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Immunol Res 2016;4(11 Suppl):Abstract nr A070.
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- 2Cluster of Excellence - Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne, Germany
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- 1Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Damen M, Soroka E, Bazzi H. 115 Centrosomes are required for the development of the skin epidermis and hair folllicles. J Invest Dermatol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Hisham Bazzi
- a Developmental Biology Program , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY USA
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By using the CASSCF/MRCI methods, the theoretical electronic structure of the LuCl molecule has been investigated. These methods have been performed for 20 singlet and triplet electronic states in the representation (2s+1)Λ((±)). Calculated potential energy curves (PECs) are also displayed. Spectroscopic constants including the harmonic vibrational wavenumber ω(e) (cm(-1)), the relative electronic energy T(e) (cm(-1)) referred to the ground state, and the equilibrium internuclear distance R(e) (Å) have been predicted for all of the singlet and triplet electronic states situated below 43,000 cm(-1). Spin-orbit effects have also been taken into consideration and calculated for the lowest-lying electronic states in the representation Ω((±)).
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- Y Hamade
- Multimaterials and Interfaces Laboratory, LMI, University of Claude Bernard Lyon-1, Claude Bertollet Bldg, 43 Bd of 11 November, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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Bazzi H, Anderson KV. 29 Centrosomes in Mouse Development and PKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Richardson GD, Fantauzzo KA, Bazzi H, Määttä A, Jahoda CAB. Dynamic expression of Syndecan-1 during hair follicle morphogenesis. Gene Expr Patterns 2009; 9:454-60. [PMID: 19427408 DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2009.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Revised: 04/22/2009] [Accepted: 04/24/2009] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Syndecan-1 is a cell-surface heparan-sulphate proteoglycan that is involved in growth factor regulation, cell adhesion, proliferation, differentiation, blood coagulation, lipid metabolism, as well as tumour formation. In this study, investigation of discrete LCM captured dermal cells by semi-quantitative RT-PCR revealed Syndecan-1 mRNA transcripts were expressed only in the dermal condensation (DC) within this skin compartment during murine pelage hair follicle (HF) morphogenesis. Further immunofluorescence studies showed that, during early skin development, Syndecan-1 was expressed in the epidermis while being absent from the mesenchyme. As HF morphogenesis began ( approximately E14.5) Syndecan-1 expression was lost from the epithelial compartment of the HF and activated in HF mesenchymal cells. This Syndecan-1 expression profile was consistent between different hair follicle types including primary and secondary pelage, vibrissa, and tail hair follicles. Furthermore we show by using gene targeted mice lacking Syndecan-1 expression that Syndecan-1 is not required for follicle initiation and development.
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- Gavin D Richardson
- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
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Bazzi H, Demehri S, Potter CS, Barber AG, Awgulewitsch A, Kopan R, Christiano AM. Desmoglein 4 is regulated by transcription factors implicated in hair shaft differentiation. Differentiation 2009; 78:292-300. [PMID: 19683850 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2009.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [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] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Revised: 06/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The hair fiber is made of specialized keratinocytes, known as trichocytes, that primarily express hair keratins, which are cemented by a multitude of keratin-associated proteins (KAPs). The hair keratins form the intermediate filament cytoskeleton of the trichocytes, which are linked to abundant cell-cell adhesion junctions, called desmosomes. Desmoglein 4 (DSG4) is the major desmosomal cadherin expressed in the hair shaft cortex where the hair keratins are highly expressed. In humans, mutations affecting either the hair keratins or DSG4 lead to beaded hair phenotypes with features of monilethrix. In this work, we postulated that the regulatory pathways governing the expression of hair shaft components, such as hair keratins and DSG4, are shared. Therefore, we studied the transcriptional regulation of DSG4 by transcription factors/pathways that are known regulators of hair keratin or KAP expression. We show that HOXC13, LEF1 and FOXN1 repress DSG4 transcription and provide in vitro and in vivo evidence correlating the Notch pathway with the activation and/or maintenance of DSG4 expression in the hair follicle.
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- Hisham Bazzi
- Departments of Genetics & Development, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Richardson GD, Bazzi H, Fantauzzo KA, Waters JM, Crawford H, Hynd P, Christiano AM, Jahoda CAB. KGF and EGF signalling block hair follicle induction and promote interfollicular epidermal fate in developing mouse skin. Development 2009; 136:2153-64. [PMID: 19474150 DOI: 10.1242/dev.031427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A key initial event in hair follicle morphogenesis is the localised thickening of the skin epithelium to form a placode, partitioning future hair follicle epithelium from interfollicular epidermis. Although many developmental signalling pathways are implicated in follicle morphogenesis, the role of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and keratinocyte growth factor (KGF, also known as FGF7) receptors are not defined. EGF receptor (EGFR) ligands have previously been shown to inhibit developing hair follicles; however, the underlying mechanisms have not been characterised. Here we show that receptors for EGF and KGF undergo marked downregulation in hair follicle placodes from multiple body sites, whereas the expression of endogenous ligands persist throughout hair follicle initiation. Using embryonic skin organ culture, we show that when skin from the sites of primary pelage and whisker follicle development is exposed to increased levels of two ectopic EGFR ligands (HBEGF and amphiregulin) and the FGFR2(IIIb) receptor ligand KGF, follicle formation is inhibited in a time- and dose-dependent manner. We then used downstream molecular markers and microarray profiling to provide evidence that, in response to KGF and EGF signalling, epidermal differentiation is promoted at the expense of hair follicle fate. We propose that hair follicle initiation in placodes requires downregulation of the two pathways in question, both of which are crucial for the ongoing development of the interfollicular epidermis. We have also uncovered a previously unrecognised role for KGF signalling in the formation of hair follicles in the mouse.
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- Gavin D Richardson
- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
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Owens P, Bazzi H, Engelking E, Han G, Christiano AM, Wang XJ. Smad4-dependent desmoglein-4 expression contributes to hair follicle integrity. Dev Biol 2008; 322:156-66. [PMID: 18692037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Revised: 07/13/2008] [Accepted: 07/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We have previously shown that keratinocyte-specific deletion of Smad4, a TGFbeta/Activin/BMP signaling mediator, results in a progressive alopecia. To further assess the molecular mechanisms of Smad4 loss-mediated alopecia, we examined expression levels of key molecules associated with hair follicle differentiation in Smad4-deleted skin. Among them, Desmoglein 4 (Dsg4) was down-regulated in Smad4-deleted skin prior to the onset of hair follicle abnormalities with gradual depletion coinciding with hair follicle degeneration. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay showed that Smad4, together with the BMP mediators Smad1 and Smad5, but not the TGFbeta/Activin mediators Smad2 or Smad3, bound to the Smad Binding Element (SBE) of the Dsg4 promoter. A Dsg4 reporter assay revealed that Smad4 was required for the maximal transactivation of Dsg4 in cooperation with Smad1 and Smad5. Mutating the SBE of the Dsg4 promoter abrogated Smad4 transactivation of Dsg4. Furthermore, BMP ligands, but not ligands of TGFbeta and Activin, induced endogenous Dsg4 expression. Our data demonstrate that in the presence of Smad4, BMP signaling participated in transcriptional regulation of Dsg4. Thus, Smad4 loss-associated Dsg4 depletion contributed, at least in part, to hair follicles degeneration in Smad4 deficient skin.
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- Philip Owens
- Department of Otolaryngology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Fantauzzo KA, Bazzi H, Jahoda CA, Christiano AM. Dynamic expression of the zinc-finger transcription factor Trps1 during hair follicle morphogenesis and cycling. Gene Expr Patterns 2008; 8:51-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.modgep.2007.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2007] [Revised: 10/14/2007] [Accepted: 10/17/2007] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ishii Y, Wajid M, Bazzi H, Fantauzzo KA, Barber AG, Blaydon DC, Nam JS, Yoon JK, Kelsell DP, Christiano AM. Mutations in R-spondin 4 (RSPO4) underlie inherited anonychia. J Invest Dermatol 2007; 128:867-70. [PMID: 17805348 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Recently, we reported that mutations in the R-spondin 4 (RSPO4) gene underlie inherited anonychia/hyponychia. Here, we studied five consanguineous Pakistani families with recessive inheritance of a combination of anonychia and hyponychia. Homozygous mutations were identified in the RSPO4 gene in all five families. Three families had a splice site mutation at the exon 2-intron 2 boundary. One family had a 26 bp deletion encompassing the start codon, and the final family had a missense mutation changing the initiating methionine to isoleucine. We demonstrated by in situ hybridization that Rspo4 is exclusively expressed in the mesenchyme underlying the digit tip epithelium in the mouse at embryonic day 14.5 (e14.5). These findings expand our understanding of the role of RSPO4 in nail development and disease.
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- Yoshiyuki Ishii
- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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Bazzi H, Fantauzzo KA, Richardson GD, Jahoda CAB, Christiano AM. Transcriptional profiling of developing mouse epidermis reveals novel patterns of coordinated gene expression. Dev Dyn 2007; 236:961-70. [PMID: 17330888 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 01/24/2023] Open
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The mammalian epidermis is the first line of defense against external environmental challenges including dehydration. The epidermis undergoes a highly intricate developmental program in utero, transforming from a simple to a complex stratified epithelium. During this process of stratification and differentiation, epidermal keratinocytes express a defined set of structural proteins, mainly keratins, whose expression is controlled by largely unknown mechanisms. In order to identify novel factors contributing to epidermal morphogenesis, we performed a global transcriptional analysis of the developing mouse epidermis after separating it from the underlying dermis (E12.5-E15.5). Unexpectedly, the recently identified genes encoding secreted peptides dermokine (Dmkn), keratinocyte differentiation-associated protein (krtdap), and suprabasin (Sbsn) as well as a largely uncharacterized embryonic keratin (Krt77), were among the most highly differentially expressed genes. The three genes encoding the secreted proteins form a cluster in an approximately 40-Kb locus on human chromosome 19 and the syntenic region on mouse chromosome 7 known as the stratified epithelium secreted peptides complex (SSC). Using whole mount in situ hybridization, we show that these genes show a coordinated spatio-temporal expression pattern during epidermal morphogenesis. The expression of these genes initiates in the nasal epithelium and correlates with the initiation of other epidermal differentiation markers such as K1 and loricrin (Byrne et al. [1994] Development 120:2369-2383), as well as the initiation of barrier formation. Our observations reveal a coordinated mode of expression of the SSC genes as well as the correlation of their initiation in the nasal epithelium with the initiation of barrier formation at this site.
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- Hisham Bazzi
- Departments of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Wajid M, Bazzi H, Rockey J, Lubetkin J, Zlotogorski A, Christiano AM. Localized Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis Due to a Frameshift Mutation in the Desmoglein 4 Gene Exhibits Extensive Phenotypic Variability within a Pakistani Family. J Invest Dermatol 2007; 127:1779-82. [PMID: 17392831 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bazzi H, Fantauzzo KA, Richardson GD, Jahoda CAB, Christiano AM. The Wnt inhibitor, Dickkopf 4, is induced by canonical Wnt signaling during ectodermal appendage morphogenesis. Dev Biol 2007; 305:498-507. [PMID: 17397822 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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] [Received: 09/07/2006] [Revised: 02/21/2007] [Accepted: 02/26/2007] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ectodermal appendage morphogenesis requires continuous epithelial-mesenchymal cross-talk during development. Canonical Wnt signaling has been shown to be pivotal during this process and its inhibition leads to the absence of any morphological or molecular signs of appendage formation, including hair follicles (HFs). In the mouse, primary HFs arise in utero starting just before E14.5, when the first morphological signs of a placode are discernible. In this study, our goal was to identify novel factors expressed during primary HF morphogenesis. We performed transcriptional profiling of the developing epidermis at 12 h intervals between E12.5 and E15.5. One of the significantly differentially expressed genes was the Wnt inhibitor Dickkopf 4, Dkk4. We show that Dkk4 mRNA increases sharply in the dorso-lateral epidermis around E14 and then decreases until E15.5. Using whole mount in situ hybridization, we show that Dkk4 mRNA is localized to the pre-placodes at sites of presumptive epithelial-mesenchymal interactions during appendage morphogenesis, including the dental lamina, mammary gland, eccrine gland, and primary and secondary HFs. In silico analysis, reporter gene assays as well as in vitro transfections of LEF1 and beta-catenin show that Dkk4 is a potential downstream target of canonical Wnt signaling. In addition, we demonstrate a direct physical interaction between LEF1/beta-catenin complex and the Dkk4 promoter using ChIP. We propose that Dkk4 acts in a negative feedback loop to attenuate canonical Wnt signaling, and may facilitate a switch to the non-canonical Wnt planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway that is involved in cell movements during morphogenesis.
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- Hisham Bazzi
- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Schaffer JV, Bazzi H, Vitebsky A, Witkiewicz A, Kovich OI, Kamino H, Shapiro LS, Amin SP, Orlow SJ, Christiano AM. Mutations in the desmoglein 4 gene underlie localized autosomal recessive hypotrichosis with monilethrix hairs and congenital scalp erosions. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 126:1286-91. [PMID: 16543896 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Localized autosomal recessive hypotrichosis (LAH) is a recently defined disorder characterized by fragile, short, sparse hairs on the scalp, trunk, and extremities. Mutations in desmoglein 4 (DSG4), a novel member of the desmosomal cadherin family that is expressed in the hair follicle as well as the suprabasal epidermis, have been found to underlie LAH. Thus far, the allelic series includes a recurrent intragenic deletion identified in affected Pakastani kindreds and a missense mutation detected in an Iraqi family. We report three siblings of Iraqi and Iranian origin with LAH that presented with congenital scalp erosions and monilethrix-like hairs, features that have not been previously described in this disorder. Follicular hyperkeratotic papules and marked pruritus were also prominent clinical findings. Novel compound heterozygous DSG4 mutations, including a splice-site mutation and a missense mutation that disrupts a conserved calcium-binding site in the extracellular (EC)2-EC3 interface, were found to underlie the disease in this family. These observations broaden the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of LAH, further illustrating the consequences of DSG4 dysfunction on epidermal and hair shaft integrity.
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- Julie V Schaffer
- Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Bazzi H, Getz A, Mahoney MG, Ishida-Yamamoto A, Langbein L, Wahl JK, Christiano AM. Desmoglein 4 is expressed in highly differentiated keratinocytes and trichocytes in human epidermis and hair follicle. Differentiation 2006; 74:129-40. [PMID: 16533311 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2006.00061.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Desmosomes are critical for the tissue integrity of stratified epithelia and their appendages. Desmogleins (DSGs) and desmocollins (DSCs) are transmembrane desmosomal cadherins that interact extracellularly to link neighboring epithelial cells. We recently identified a new member of the DSG family, designated desmoglein 4, whose mutations cause hypotrichosis in human, mouse and rat. In this study, we analyzed in detail the expression domains of human desmoglein 4 protein (DSG4) in human skin relative to differentiation markers and other DSGs. Our results show that DSG4 protein is expressed in the more highly differentiated layers of the epidermis. This expression pattern in vivo is recapitulated in highly differentiated HaCaT human keratinocytes and normal human keratinocytes in vitro. In the human hair follicle, DSG4 is expressed specifically in the hair shaft cortex, the lower hair cuticle, and the upper inner root sheath (IRS) cuticle. Using a green fluorescent protein-tagged version of mouse or rat desmoglein 4 protein (Dsg4) and immuno-electron microscopy, we demonstrate that Dsg4 localizes to desmosomes both in vitro and in vivo. The highly specific expression pattern of DSG4 in the human hair follicle, combined with the phenotype of rodent models and human patients with desmoglein 4 mutations, underscores the importance of this adhesion molecule in the integrity of the hair shaft.
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- Hisham Bazzi
- Department of Genetics & Development, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Bazzi H, Martinez-Mir A, Kljuic A, Christiano AM. Desmoglein 4 mutations underlie localized autosomal recessive hypotrichosis in humans, mice, and rats. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 2006; 10:222-4. [PMID: 16382669 DOI: 10.1111/j.1087-0024.2005.10110.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 11/30/2022]
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A newly defined form of inherited hair loss, named localized autosomal recessive hypotrichosis (LAH, OMIM 607903), was recently described in the literature and shown to be linked to chromosome 18. A large, intragenic deletion in the desmoglein 4 gene (DSG4) as the underlying mutation in several unrelated families of Pakistani origin. LAH is an autosomal recessive form of hypotrichosis affecting the scalp, trunk, and extremities, and largely sparing the facial, pubic, and axillary hair. Typical hairs are fragile and break easily, leaving short sparse scalp hairs with a characteristic appearance. Using comparative genomics, we also demonstrated that human LAH is allelic with the lanceolate hair (lah) mouse, as well as the lanceolate hair (lah) rat phenotype. Together, these models provide new information about the role of desmosomal cadherins in disease, and serve as in vivo models for functional and mechanistic studies into the role of desmoglein 4 in the skin and hair follicle.
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- Hisham Bazzi
- Departments of Dermatology and Genetics & Development, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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Mahoney MG, Hu Y, Brennan D, Bazzi H, Christiano AM, Wahl JK. Delineation of diversified desmoglein distribution in stratified squamous epithelia: implications in diseases. Exp Dermatol 2006; 15:101-9. [PMID: 16433681 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2006.00391.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Desmogleins play critical roles in cell adhesion and skin blistering diseases, as they are the target antigens of autoimmune antibodies and bacterial toxins. We recently cloned several novel members of the desmoglein gene family, bringing the number of desmogleins to four in the rat and human genomes and six in the mouse. Here, we have produced a monoclonal antibody to a cytoplasmic epitope of Dsg4, assessed its specificity and compared it to several existing Dsg1-3 antibodies. We also demonstrated cross-reactivity of commercially available and often used Dsg1 antibodies. Using these tools, we delineated the unique expression patterns of each desmoglein isoform in various human and mouse stratified squamous epithelia, including skin, hair, palm, and oral mucosa. Interestingly, in the epidermis, the expression of each desmoglein correlates with their gene arrangement in the cadherin locus. In human, Dsg4 was detected primarily in the granular and cornified cell layers of the epidermis, while present throughout all differentiated layers of the oral mucosa and palm, and in the matrix cells of anagen hair bulb. Similar pattern of expression for Dsg4 was observed in mouse, with the exception that it was expressed at significantly lower levels in the mouse epidermis. These results demonstrate the complexity of desmoglein gene expression and provide additional insights into the correlation between tissue expression patterns and disease phenotypes.
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- My G Mahoney
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Messenger AG, Bazzi H, Parslew R, Shapiro L, Christiano AM. A Missense Mutation in the Cadherin Interaction Site of The Desmoglein 4 Gene Underlies Localized Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis. J Invest Dermatol 2005; 125:1077-9. [PMID: 16297213 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202x.2005.23903.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bazzi H, Kljuic A, Christiano AM, Christiano AM, Panteleyev AA. Intragenic deletion in the Desmoglein 4 gene underlies the skin phenotype in the Iffa Credo "hairless" rat. Differentiation 2005; 72:450-64. [PMID: 15606503 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2004.07208010.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/28/2022]
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The Iffa Credo (IC) "hairless" rat is an autosomal recessive hypotrichotic animal model actively used in pharmacological and dermatological studies. Although the molecular basis of the IC rat phenotype was never defined, the designation "hr/hr" (hairless) has been used for this rat mutation. Despite the observation that IC rats share many phenotypic similarities with Charles River (CR) 'hairless rats', crossbreeding between CR and IC rats indicated that these mutations are not allelic, and moreover, genetic analysis of both CR and IC hairless mutant rats showed no mutations in the hr gene. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the skin phenotype in the IC rat. While the initial stages of hair follicle (HF) morphogenesis reveal no significant abnormalities, the subsequent processes of inner root sheath and hair shaft formation are severely disturbed due to impaired proliferation in the hair matrix and abnormal differentiation in the precortex zone. This results in significant reduction of hair bulb volume, and the formation of dysmorphic "blebbed" hair shafts lacking medullar structure and resembling "lanceolate" hairs. Based on the presence of lance-head hairs typical of rodent lanceolate mutants, we performed molecular analysis of the desmoglein 4 gene and found a large intragenic deletion encompassing nine exons of the gene. This finding, together with specific morphological features of skin and hairs, confirms that the IC rat is allelic with the lanceolate hair (lah) mutations in mice and rats. Our results elucidate the genetic and morphological basis of the IC rat mutation, thus providing a new model to study molecular mechanisms of hair growth control.
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- Hisham Bazzi
- Department of Genetics & Development, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Meyer B, Bazzi H, Zidek V, Musilova A, Pravenec M, Kurtz TW, Nurnberg P, Christiano AM. A spontaneous mutation in the desmoglein 4 gene underlies hypotrichosis in a new lanceolate hair rat model. Differentiation 2005; 72:541-7. [PMID: 15617564 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2004.07209007.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/28/2022]
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A recessive hairless mutation arose spontaneously in a congenic line of spontaneously hypertensive rats SHR.BN-(D1Mit3-Igf2)/Ipcv. The mutant rats develop generalized alopecia except for partial hair growth on their heads. Affected animals of the congenic line were crossed with LEW rats and randomly bred for several generations. A genome scan in 74 affected and 75 unaffected offspring localized the mutant gene on rat chromosome 18p12, near the marker D18Rat107, which is closely linked to the desmosomal cadherin gene cluster, syntenic to mouse chromosome 18 and human chromosome 18q12. Recently, the mouse and rat phenotypes lah/lah (lanceolate hair) and lah(J)/lah(J)(lanceolate hair-J) were found to be caused by mutations in the desmoglein 4 (Dsg4) gene. Direct sequencing of the Dsg4 gene in the SHR revealed a homozygous C-to-T transition generating a premature termination codon within exon 8 in the affected animals. Further studies on the skin histology in affected rats demonstrated features consistent with a lanceolate hair mutation, providing further support for the crucial role of desmoglein 4 in hair shaft differentiation.
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- Birgit Meyer
- Gene Mapping Center, Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Darwiche N, Bazzi H, El-Touni L, Abou-Lteif G, Doueiri R, Hatoum A, Maalouf S, Gali-Muhtasib H. Regulation of Ultraviolet B Radiation-Mediated Activation of AP1 Signaling by Retinoids in Primary Keratinocytes. Radiat Res 2005; 163:296-306. [PMID: 15733037 DOI: 10.1667/rr3318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/03/2022]
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The main cause of skin cancer and photo-aging is chronic exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. Such damage can be ameliorated by retinoid treatment. UVB-radiation-induced skin carcinogenesis is associated with the induction of activator protein 1 (AP1) signaling and factors, namely FOS and JUN family members. We investigated the effects of several retinoids, all-trans-retinoic acid (tRA), 9-cis-retinoic acid (cRA), and N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-retinamide (HPR), on UVB-induced damage in primary mouse keratinocytes. In addition, the interplay between UVB radiation, retinoid receptors, and AP1 signaling was assessed using Western blot analysis and ribonuclease protection and gene reporter assays. Exposure of keratinocytes to UVB radiation caused a down-regulation of the retinoid receptor protein levels in a proteasome-mediated manner. In contrast, FOS and JUN proteins were transiently induced shortly after exposure to UVB radiation. Retinoid treatment caused a dose-dependent reduction in the levels of retinoid receptor proteins. When irradiated cells were treated with retinoids, no significant effects on AP1 protein expression were noted. Interestingly, pretreatments with tRA and cRA, but not HPR, suppressed UVB-radiation-induced AP1 activity by more than 50%, whereas post-treatment failed to produce similar effects. Our findings indicate that the inhibition of AP1 activity by retinoids explains, at least in part, the chemopreventive potential of retinoids in UV-radiation-associated epidermal damage.
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- Nadine Darwiche
- Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Turkish AR, Henneberry AL, Cromley D, Padamsee M, Oelkers P, Bazzi H, Christiano AM, Billheimer JT, Sturley SL. Identification of two novel human acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferases: members of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene superfamily. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:14755-64. [PMID: 15671038 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m500025200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The esterification of alcohols such as sterols, diacylglycerols, and monoacylglycerols with fatty acids represents the formation of both storage and cytoprotective molecules. Conversely, the overproduction of these molecules is associated with several disease pathologies, including atherosclerosis and obesity. The human acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) 2 gene superfamily comprises seven members, four of which have been previously implicated in the synthesis of di- or triacylglycerol. The remaining 3 members comprise an X-linked locus and have not been characterized. We describe here the expression of DGAT2 and the three X-linked genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains virtually devoid of neutral lipids. All four gene products mediate the synthesis of triacylglycerol; however, two of the X-linked genes act as acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferases (AWAT 1 and 2) that predominantly esterify long chain (wax) alcohols with acyl-CoA-derived fatty acids to produce wax esters. AWAT1 and AWAT2 have very distinct substrate preferences in terms of alcohol chain length and fatty acyl saturation. The enzymes are expressed in many human tissues but predominate in skin. In situ hybridizations demonstrate a differentiation-specific expression pattern within the human sebaceous gland for the two AWAT genes, consistent with a significant role in the composition of sebum.
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- Aaron R Turkish
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Kljuic A, Bazzi H, Sundberg JP, Martinez-Mir A, O'Shaughnessy R, Mahoney MG, Levy M, Montagutelli X, Ahmad W, Aita VM, Gordon D, Uitto J, Whiting D, Ott J, Fischer S, Gilliam TC, Jahoda CAB, Morris RJ, Panteleyev AA, Nguyen VT, Christiano AM. Desmoglein 4 in hair follicle differentiation and epidermal adhesion: evidence from inherited hypotrichosis and acquired pemphigus vulgaris. Cell 2003; 113:249-60. [PMID: 12705872 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00273-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Cell adhesion and communication are interdependent aspects of cell behavior that are critical for morphogenesis and tissue architecture. In the skin, epidermal adhesion is mediated in part by specialized cell-cell junctions known as desmosomes, which are characterized by the presence of desmosomal cadherins, known as desmogleins and desmocollins. We identified a cadherin family member, desmoglein 4, which is expressed in the suprabasal epidermis and hair follicle. The essential role of desmoglein 4 in skin was established by identifying mutations in families with inherited hypotrichosis, as well as in the lanceolate hair mouse. We also show that DSG4 is an autoantigen in pemphigus vulgaris. Characterization of the phenotype of naturally occurring mutant mice revealed disruption of desmosomal adhesion and perturbations in keratinocyte behavior. We provide evidence that desmoglein 4 is a key mediator of keratinocyte cell adhesion in the hair follicle, where it coordinates the transition from proliferation to differentiation.
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- Ana Kljuic
- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Bazzi-Grossin C, Bonnin P, Bailliart O, Bazzi H, Kedra AW, Martineaud JP. [Maximal exercise in spinal cord injured subjects: effects of an antigravity suit]. Sci Sports 2001; 11:173-9. [PMID: 11541516 DOI: 10.1016/0765-1597(96)84030-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Paraplegics have low aerobic capacity because of the spinal cord injury. Their functional muscle mass is reduced and usually untrained. They have to use upperbody muscles for displacements and daily activities. Sympathic nervous system injury is responsible of vasomotricity disturbances in leg vessels and possible abdominal vessels, proportionally to level injury. If cord injury level is higher than T5, then sympathic cardiac efferences may be damaged. Underbody muscles atrophy and vasomotricity disturbances contribute to phlebostasis. This stasis may decrease venous return, preload and stroke volume (Starling). To maintain appropriate cardiac output, tachycardia is necessary, especially during exercise. Low stroke volume, all the more since it is associated with cardio-acceleration disturbances, may reduce cardiac output reserve, and so constitutes a limiting factor for adaptation to exercise. The aim of this study was to verify if use of an underlesional pressure suit may increase cardiac output reserve because of lower venous stasis, and increase performance. We studied 10 able-bodied and 14 traumatic paraplegic subjects. Able-bodied subjects were 37 +/- 6 years old, wellbeing, not especially trained with upperbody muscles: there were 2 women and 8 men. Paraplegics were 27 +/- 7 years old, wellbeing except paraplegia, five of them practiced sport regularly (athletism or basket for disabled), and the others just daily propelled their wheelchair; there were 5 women and 9 men. For 8 of them, cord injury levels were located below T7, between T1 and T6 for the others. The age disability varied from 6 months to 2 years for 9 of them, it was approximately five years for 4 of them, and 20 years for one. We used a maximal triangular arm crank exercise with an electro-magnetic ergocycle Gauthier frame. After five minutes warm up, it was proceeded in one minute successive stages until maximal oxygen consumption is raised. VO2, VCO2, RER were measured by direct method with an Ergostar analyser every 30 seconds. Heart rate was registered continuously using a cardio-frequence-meter Baumann, and ECG was observed on a Cardiovit electro-cardiograph. Each subject reached maximal exercises on different days: one without any contention, and the other one with abdomen and legs contention using an antigravity suit, inflated to 45-50 mm Hg for legs and 30-40 mm Hg for abdomen. The able-bodied subjects VO2 peak was 24 +/- 5.8 mL min-1 kg-1, without any change on peak VO2 and on cardiac frequency when pressure suit was used. Results were different for paraplegics: peak VO2 was significantly higher (21.5 +/- 6.5 mL min-1 kg-1 without contention and 23.8 +/- 6.3 mL min-1 kg-1 with contention), heart rate was significantly lower at all stages of exercise with antigravity suit and comfort was better during exercise and rest. In our study, contention contributed to increase paraplegics's performances, but responses depend also on spinal cord level, injury age, spasticity. Therefore, testing paraplegics using an antigravity suit may be useful to determine if neurovegetative disturbances significantly modify their cardiac adaptation and capability. If gravity suit is efficient, contention tights might be prescribed, with respect to subject's legs measurements. But, because these tights are very difficult to put on, their efficiency has to be proved before, the motivation of the subject is essential too.
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- C Bazzi-Grossin
- Service de physiologie explorations fonctionnelles multidisciplinaires, hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France
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Bazzi-Grossin C, Bazzi H, Lemouel MA, Desert JF, Charpentier P, Martineaud JP. Contention sous-lésionnelle et exercice maximal des membres supérieurs chez le paraplégique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0168-6054(97)89508-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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