Ovol1/2 loss-induced epidermal defects elicit skin immune activation and alter global metabolism

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Skin epidermis constitutes the outer permeability barrier that protects the body from dehydration, heat loss, and myriad external assaults. Mechanisms that maintain barrier integrity in constantly challenged adult skin and how epidermal dysregulation shapes the local immune microenvironment and whole-body metabolism remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that inducible and simultaneous ablation of transcription factor-encoding Ovol1 and Ovol2 in adult epidermis results in barrier dysregulation through impacting epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity and inflammatory gene expression. We find that aberrant skin immune activation then ensues, featuring Langerhans cell mobilization and T cell responses, and leading to elevated levels of secreted inflammatory factors in circulation. Finally, we identify failure to gain body weight and accumulate body fat as long-term consequences of epidermal-specific Ovol1/2 loss and show that these global metabolic changes along with the skin barrier/immune defects are partially rescued by immunosuppressant dexamethasone. Collectively, our study reveals key regulators of adult barrier maintenance and suggests a causal connection between epidermal dysregulation and whole-body metabolism that is in part mediated through aberrant immune activation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

EMBO reports - 24(2023), 7 vom: 05. Juli, Seite e56214

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dragan, Morgan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zeyu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yumei [VerfasserIn]
Le, Johnny [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Haensel, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Sureshchandra, Suhas [VerfasserIn]
Pham, Anh [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Eddie [VerfasserIn]
Pham, Katherine Thanh [VerfasserIn]
Verlande, Amandine [VerfasserIn]
Vu, Remy [VerfasserIn]
Gutierrez, Guadalupe [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Cholsoon [VerfasserIn]
Masri, Selma [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Xing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

DNA-Binding Proteins
Epidermis
Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP)
Immune
Journal Article
Metabolism
Ovol1/Ovol2
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 10.07.2023

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

GEO: GSE211894, GSE54126

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.15252/embr.202256214

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357511859