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Guanine nucleotide exchange factor RABGEF1 regulates keratinocyte-intrinsic signaling to maintain skin homeostasis.
Marichal, Thomas; Gaudenzio, Nicolas; El Abbas, Sophie et al.
2016In Journal of Clinical Investigation, 126 (12), p. 4497-4515
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Keywords :
skin; keratinocytes; homeostasis; RABGEF1
Abstract :
[en] Epidermal keratinocytes form a structural and immune barrier that is essential for skin homeostasis. However, the mechanisms that regulate epidermal barrier function are incompletely understood. Here we have found that keratinocyte-specific deletion of the gene encoding RAB guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 (RABGEF1, also known as RABEX-5) severely impairs epidermal barrier function in mice and induces an allergic cutaneous and systemic phenotype. RABGEF1-deficient keratinocytes exhibited aberrant activation of the intrinsic IL-1R/MYD88/NF-kappaB signaling pathway and MYD88-dependent abnormalities in expression of structural proteins that contribute to skin barrier function. Moreover, ablation of MYD88 signaling in RABGEF1-deficient keratinocytes or deletion of Il1r1 restored skin homeostasis and prevented development of skin inflammation. We further demonstrated that epidermal RABGEF1 expression is reduced in skin lesions of humans diagnosed with either atopic dermatitis or allergic contact dermatitis as well as in an inducible mouse model of allergic dermatitis. Our findings reveal a key role for RABGEF1 in dampening keratinocyte-intrinsic MYD88 signaling and sustaining epidermal barrier function in mice, and suggest that dysregulation of RABGEF1 expression may contribute to epidermal barrier dysfunction in allergic skin disorders in mice and humans. Thus, RABGEF1-mediated regulation of IL-1R/MYD88 signaling might represent a potential therapeutic target.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Marichal, Thomas  ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences fonctionnelles (DSF) > GIGA-R : Biochimie et biologie moléculaire
Gaudenzio, Nicolas
El Abbas, Sophie ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences fonctionnelles (DSF) > Physiologie
Sibilano, Riccardo
Zurek, Oliwia
Starkl, Philipp
Reber, Laurent L.
Pirottin, Dimitri ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences fonctionnelles (DSF) > Département des sciences fonctionnelles (DSF)
Kim, Jinah
Chambon, Pierre
Roers, Axel
Antoine, Nadine ;  Université de Liège > Département de morphologie et pathologie (DMP) > Histologie
Kawakami, Yuko
Kawakami, Toshiaki
Bureau, Fabrice ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences fonctionnelles (DSF) > GIGA-R : Biochimie et biologie moléculaire
Tam, See-Ying
Tsai, Mindy
Galli, Stephen J.
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Language :
English
Title :
Guanine nucleotide exchange factor RABGEF1 regulates keratinocyte-intrinsic signaling to maintain skin homeostasis.
Publication date :
2016
Journal title :
Journal of Clinical Investigation
ISSN :
0021-9738
eISSN :
1558-8238
Publisher :
American Society for Clinical Investigation, United States - Michigan
Volume :
126
Issue :
12
Pages :
4497-4515
Peer reviewed :
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