A role for the Tgf-β/Bmp co-receptor Endoglin in the molecular oscillator that regulates the hair follicle cycle

The hair follicle is a biological oscillator that alternates growth, regression, and rest phases driven by the sequential activation of the proliferation/differentiation programs of resident stem cell populations. The activation of hair follicle stem cell niches and subsequent entry into the growing phase is mainly regulated by Wnt/β-catenin signalling, while regression and resting phases are mainly regulated by Tgf-β/Bmp/Smad activity. A major question still unresolved is the nature of the molecular switch that dictates the coordinated transition between both signalling pathways. Here we have focused on the role of Endoglin (Eng), a key co-receptor for members of the Tgf-β/Bmp family of growth factors. Using an Eng haploinsufficient mouse model, we report that Eng is required to maintain a correct follicle cycling pattern and for an adequate stimulation of hair follicle stem cell niches. We further report that β-catenin binds to the Eng promoter depending on Bmp signalling. Moreover, we show that β-catenin interacts with Smad4 in a Bmp/Eng-dependent context and both proteins act synergistically to activate Eng promoter transcription. These observations point to the existence of a growth/rest switching mechanism in the hair follicle that is based on an Eng-dependent feedback cross-talk between Wnt/β-catenin and Bmp/Smad signals.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of molecular cell biology - 11(2019), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 39-52

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Calvo-Sánchez, María I [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Martos, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Carrasco, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Moreno-Bueno, Gema [VerfasserIn]
Bernabéu, Carmelo [VerfasserIn]
Quintanilla, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Espada, Jesús [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Beta Catenin
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Endoglin
Journal Article
RNA, Small Interfering
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Smad Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.06.2020

Date Revised 16.06.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jmcb/mjy051

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM28876272X