KRT5 mutation regulate melanin metabolism through notch signalling pathway between keratinocytes and melanocytes

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Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) is an autosomal dominant hereditary skin disease characterized by acquired reticular hyperpigmentation in flexural sites, and one of its causative genes is KRT5 gene. But the effect of KRT5, expressed only in keratinocytes, on melanocytes is unclear. Other pathogenic genes of DDD include POFUT1, POGLUT1 and PSENEN genes, which is involved in posttranslational modification of Notch receptor. In this study, we aim to determine the ablation of keratinocyte KRT5 affect melanogenesis in melanocyte through Notch signalling pathway. Here we found that KRT5 downregulation decreased the expression of the Notch ligand in keratinocytes and Notch1 intracellular domain in melanocytes, by establishing two cell models of ablation of KRT5 in keratinocytes based on CRISPR/Cas9 site-directed mutation and lentivirus-mediated shRNA. Treatment of melanocytes with Notch inhibitors had same effects with ablation of KRT5 on increase of TYR and decrease of Fascin1. Activation of Notch signalling reverses the effect of ablation of KRT5 on melanogenesis. Immunohistochemistry of DDD lesions with KRT5 gene mutation confirmed changes in the expression of relevant molecules in Notch signalling. Our research elucidates molecular mechanism of KRT5-Notch signalling pathway in the regulation of melanocytes by keratinocytes, and preliminary reveal the mechanism of DDD pigment abnormality caused by KRT5 mutation. These findings identify potential therapeutic targets of the Notch signalling pathway for the treatment of skin pigment disorders.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Experimental dermatology - 32(2023), 6 vom: 21. Juni, Seite 752-765

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jia, Weixue [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yuanyuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Lingling [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Heng [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yiqun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jianbo [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Qiuxia [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Youming [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Lingzhuo [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Ran [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chengrang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases
Dowling-Degos disease
EC 2.4.1.-
EC 3.4.-
Glucosyltransferases
Journal Article
KRT5
KRT5 protein, human
Keratin-5
Melanin metabolism
Melanins
Membrane Proteins
Notch
POGLUT1 protein, human
PSENEN protein, human
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Skin pigmentation disorder

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Date Completed 09.06.2023

Date Revised 11.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/exd.14761

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353159166