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Generation and Culturing of Primary Human Keratinocytes from Adult Skin
Published on: December 22, 2017
Protein kinase C delta and eta differently regulate the expression of loricrin and Jun family proteins in human
Nagisa Kamioka1, Tomoko Akahane, Yoko Kohno
1Institute of Molecular Oncology, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
Abstract:
Barrier function of the epidermis is maintained by precise expression of keratinocyte-specific structural proteins to form the cornified cell envelope (CE). Loricrin, a major component of the CE, is expressed at the late stage of keratinocyte differentiation. In this study, we reveal the isoform-specific function of protein kinase C (PKC) in the regulation of loricrin expression. Both PKCdelta and PKCeta have been recognized as differentiation-promoting isoforms. However, loricrin expression was inversely controlled by PKCdelta and PKCeta in cultured keratinocytes and 3D skin culture; i.e. loricrin expression was decreased by PKCdelta and increased by PKCeta. To clarify the mechanisms that PKCdelta and PKCeta oppositely regulate the loricrin expression, we examined the expression of activator protein-1 (AP-1) family proteins, which modulate the transcription of loricrin and are downstream molecules of PKC. PKCdelta decreased c-Jun expression, whereas PKCeta increased JunD, which are positive regulators of loricrin transcription. These findings suggest that inverse effects of PKCdelta and PKCeta on loricrin expression attributes to the expression of c-Jun and JunD.
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