Immunolocalization of Epidermal Differentiation Complex proteins reveals distinct molecular compositions of cells that control structure and mechanical properties of avian skin appendages

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Alibardi ◽  
Leopold Eckhart
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Control Structure ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex ◽  
Skin Appendages

scholarly journals Selective sweep for an enhancer involucrin allele identifies skin barrier adaptation out of Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Elizabeth Mathyer ◽  
Erin A. Brettmann ◽  
Alina D. Schmidt ◽  
Zane A. Goodwin ◽  
Inez Y. Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Selective Sweep ◽  
Skin Barrier ◽  
Human Migration ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex ◽  
Regulatory Module ◽  
Reporter Assays ◽  
Out Of Africa

AbstractThe genetic modules that contribute to human evolution are poorly understood. Here we investigate positive selection in the Epidermal Differentiation Complex locus for skin barrier adaptation in diverse HapMap human populations (CEU, JPT/CHB, and YRI). Using Composite of Multiple Signals and iSAFE, we identify selective sweeps for LCE1A-SMCP and involucrin (IVL) haplotypes associated with human migration out-of-Africa, reaching near fixation in European populations. CEU-IVL is associated with increased IVL expression and a known epidermis-specific enhancer. CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of the orthologous mouse enhancer in vivo reveals a functional requirement for the enhancer to regulate Ivl expression in cis. Reporter assays confirm increased regulatory and additive enhancer effects of CEU-specific polymorphisms identified at predicted IRF1 and NFIC binding sites in the IVL enhancer (rs4845327) and its promoter (rs1854779). Together, our results identify a selective sweep for a cis regulatory module for CEU-IVL, highlighting human skin barrier evolution for increased IVL expression out-of-Africa.

scholarly journals Involvement of transcribed lncRNA uc.291 and SWI/SNF complex in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mancini ◽  
A. Cappello ◽  
R. Pecorari ◽  
A. M. Lena ◽  
M. Montanaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Chromatin Accessibility ◽  
Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Differentiation Process ◽  
Clinical Biomarkers ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex

AbstractWhile non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are the most common tumours in humans, only the sub-type cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), might become metastatic with high lethality. We have recently identified a regulatory pathway involving the lncRNA transcript uc.291 in controlling the expression of epidermal differentiation complex genes via the interaction with ACTL6A, a component of the chromatin remodelling complex SWI/SNF. Since transcribed ultra-conserved regions (T-UCRs) are expressed in normal tissues and are deregulated in tumorigenesis, here we hypothesize a potential role for dysregulation of this axis in cSCC, accounting for the de-differentiation process observed in aggressive poorly differentiated cutaneous carcinomas. We therefore analysed their expression patterns in human tumour biopsies at mRNA and protein levels. The results suggest that by altering chromatin accessibility of the epidermal differentiation complex genes, down-regulation of uc.291 and BRG1 expression contribute to the de-differentiation process seen in keratinocyte malignancy. This provides future direction for the identification of clinical biomarkers in cutaneous SCC. Analysis of publicly available data sets indicates that the above may also be a general feature for SCCs of different origins.

scholarly journals Regulation of the Dynamic Chromatin Architecture of the Epidermal Differentiation Complex Is Mediated by a c-Jun/AP-1-Modulated Enhancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 134 (9) ◽  
pp. 2371-2380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inez Y. Oh ◽  
Danielle M. Albea ◽  
Zane A. Goodwin ◽  
Ashley M. Quiggle ◽  
Breeana P. Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Chromatin Architecture ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex

Genetic Analysis of the Epidermal Differentiation Complex (EDC) on Human Chromosome 1q21: Chromosomal Orientation, New Markers, and a 6-Mb YAC Contig

Genomics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Marenholz ◽  
Armin Volz ◽  
Andreas Ziegler ◽  
Angela Davies ◽  
Ioannis Ragoussis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Human Chromosome ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex ◽  
Yac Contig ◽  
Chromosome 1Q21

Murine peptidoglycan recognition proteins PglyrpIα and PglyrpIβ are encoded in the epidermal differentiation complex and are expressed in epidermal and hematopoietic tissues

Genomics ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1151-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Punam Mathur ◽  
Beth Murray ◽  
Thomas Crowell ◽  
Humphrey Gardner ◽  
Normand Allaire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex

scholarly journals PML Regulates the Epidermal Differentiation Complex and Skin Morphogenesis during Mouse Embryogenesis

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1130
Author(s):  
Anna Połeć ◽  
Alexander D. Rowe ◽  
Pernille Blicher ◽  
Rajikala Suganthan ◽  
Magnar Bjørås ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Growth Control ◽  
Wild Type Mouse ◽  
Global Gene Expression ◽  
Mouse Embryos ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Envelope Gene ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex

The promyelocytic leukemia (PML) protein is an essential component of nuclear compartments called PML bodies. This protein participates in several cellular processes, including growth control, senescence, apoptosis, and differentiation. Previous studies have suggested that PML regulates gene expression at a subset of loci through a function in chromatin remodeling. Here we have studied global gene expression patterns in mouse embryonic skin derived from Pml depleted and wild type mouse embryos. Differential gene expression analysis at different developmental stages revealed a key role of PML in regulating genes involved in epidermal stratification. In particular, we observed dysregulation of the late cornified envelope gene cluster, which is a sub-region of the epidermal differentiation complex. In agreement with these data, PML body numbers are elevated in basal keratinocytes during embryogenesis, and we observed reduced epidermal thickness and defective hair follicle development in PML depleted mouse embryos.

scholarly journals The Effect of Single CpG Demethylation on the Pattern of DNA-Protein Binding

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Sobiak ◽  
Wiesława Leśniak
Keyword(s):  
Rna Binding ◽  
Rna Binding Proteins ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Keratinocyte Differentiation ◽  
Splicing Factors ◽  
Targeted Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Factors Analysis ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Ngs

Epidermal differentiation is a complex process and its regulation may involve epigenetic factors. Analysis of DNA methylation in 20 selected regions within the epidermal differentiation complex (EDC) gene cluster by targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) detected no or only minor changes in methylation, mostly slight demethylation, occurring during the course of keratinocyte differentiation. However, a single CpG pair within the exon of the PGLYRP3 gene underwent a pronounced demethylation concomitant with an increase in PGLYRP3 expression. We have employed a DNA-affinity precipitation assay (DAPA) and mass spectrometry to examine changes in the composition of proteins that bind to DNA containing either methylated or unmethylated CpG. We found that the unmethylated probe attracted mostly RNA binding proteins, including splicing factors, which suggests that demethylation of this particular CpG may facilitate PGLYRP3 transcription and/or pre-mRNA splicing.

scholarly journals 091 5C analysis reveals distinct spatial contact networks between gene-rich and gene-poor TADs at the Epidermal Differentiation Complex in skin epithelial cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 137 (10) ◽  
pp. S208
Author(s):  
K. Poterlowicz ◽  
J. Yarker ◽  
I. Malashchuk ◽  
A.N. Mardaryev ◽  
M.R. Gdula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Contact Networks ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex

scholarly journals The human epidermal differentiation complex: cornified envelope precursors, S100 proteins and the ‘fused genes’ family

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 643-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalini Kypriotou ◽  
Marcel Huber ◽  
Daniel Hohl
Keyword(s):  
S100 Proteins ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation ◽  
Cornified Envelope ◽  
Epidermal Differentiation Complex
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