Preventing Engrailed-1 activation in fibroblasts yields wound regeneration without scarring

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Skin scarring, the end result of adult wound healing, is detrimental to tissue form and function. Engrailed-1 lineage-positive fibroblasts (EPFs) are known to function in scarring, but Engrailed-1 lineage-negative fibroblasts (ENFs) remain poorly characterized. Using cell transplantation and transgenic mouse models, we identified a dermal ENF subpopulation that gives rise to postnatally derived EPFs by activating Engrailed-1 expression during adult wound healing. By studying ENF responses to substrate mechanics, we found that mechanical tension drives Engrailed-1 activation via canonical mechanotransduction signaling. Finally, we showed that blocking mechanotransduction signaling with either verteporfin, an inhibitor of Yes-associated protein (YAP), or fibroblast-specific transgenic YAP knockout prevents Engrailed-1 activation and promotes wound regeneration by ENFs, with recovery of skin appendages, ultrastructure, and mechanical strength. This finding suggests that there are two possible outcomes to postnatal wound healing: a fibrotic response (EPF-mediated) and a regenerative response (ENF-mediated).

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CommentIn: Science. 2021 Apr 23;372(6540):346-347. - PMID 33888629

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:372

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Science (New York, N.Y.) - 372(2021), 6540 vom: 23. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mascharak, Shamik [VerfasserIn]
desJardins-Park, Heather E [VerfasserIn]
Davitt, Michael F [VerfasserIn]
Griffin, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Borrelli, Mimi R [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Alessandra L [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Kellen [VerfasserIn]
Duoto, Bryan [VerfasserIn]
Chinta, Malini [VerfasserIn]
Foster, Deshka S [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Abra H [VerfasserIn]
Januszyk, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Sun Hyung [VerfasserIn]
Wernig, Gerlinde [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Derrick C [VerfasserIn]
Lorenz, H Peter [VerfasserIn]
Gurtner, Geoffrey C [VerfasserIn]
Longaker, Michael T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

0X9PA28K43
EC 2.7.10.2
En1 protein, mouse
Homeodomain Proteins
Journal Article
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-yes
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Verteporfin
Yes1 protein, mouse

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Date Completed 07.05.2021

Date Revised 10.05.2022

published: Print

CommentIn: Science. 2021 Apr 23;372(6540):346-347. - PMID 33888629

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/science.aba2374

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NLM324425813