Chromatin dynamics and epigenetics in skin stress adaptation

Copyright © 2021 Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

The skin, which is constantly exposed to a wide variety of environmental insults, maintains its integrity by rapidly responding to external signals. In the epidermis, most genes are set in transcriptionally poised conditions to prepare for the prompt induction of stress responding genes. Local chromatin dynamics, supported by an interplay between epigenetic regulators and transcription factors, underlies transcriptional responses upon stress exposure. This review summarizes the epigenetic mechanism regulating gene expression and discusses how stress signaling provokes chromatin reprogramming in the epidermis. Epigenetic regulators play a leading role in chromatin remodeling during stress adaptation, and the timely release and restoration of these factors are indispensable for an appropriate skin repair. Evidence for the epigenetic regulation of physiological responses in the skin is accumulating. The epigenetic environment under continuous stress stimuli may lead to the acquisition of stress tolerance, but at the same time, may also induce pathological hypersensitivity. This review describes the current understanding of epigenetics and provides the potential of epigenetic regulation in skin disease development.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Journal of dermatological science - 103(2021), 2 vom: 20. Aug., Seite 66-72

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shibata, Sayaka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex
Chromatin
EC 3.5.1.98
Epigenetics
Histones
Journal Article
Mi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase Complex
Review
Skin stress response

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Date Completed 24.01.2022

Date Revised 24.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jdermsci.2021.06.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327845848