Accelerated re-epithelialization inDpr2-deficient mice is associated with enhanced response to TGFβ signaling
doi: 10.1242/jcs.032417
pmid: 18716284
Accelerated re-epithelialization inDpr2-deficient mice is associated with enhanced response to TGFβ signaling
Members of the Dapper (Dpr)/Dact protein family are involved in the regulation of distinct signaling pathways, including TGFβ/Nodal, canonical and noncanonical Wnt pathways. Three Dpr genes, Dpr1, Dpr2 and Dpr3, are expressed in mouse embryos and in many adult tissues; however, their in vivo functions have not been reported. In this study, we generated Dpr2-deficient mice using a gene-knockout approach. Homozygous Dpr2 knockout (Dpr2–/–) embryos developed normally and postnatal Dpr2–/– mice grew to adulthood without obvious morphological or behavioral defects. We found that Dpr2 was expressed highly in epidermal keratinocytes and in hair follicles of adult mice, and that Dpr2 deficiency resulted in accelerated re-epithelialization during cutaneous wound healing. Furthermore, we demonstrated that loss of Dpr2 function enhanced the responses of keratinocytes to TGFβ stimulation, and that TGFβ signals promoted adhesion to fibronectin and migration of keratinocytes, by regulating the expression of specific integrin genes. Thus, Dpr2 plays an inhibitory role in the re-epithelialization of adult skin wounds by attenuating TGFβ signaling.
- Tsinghua University China (People's Republic of)
- Academy of Military Medical Sciences China (People's Republic of)
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics China (People's Republic of)
Keratinocytes, Mice, Knockout, Wound Healing, Gene Expression Profiling, Integrin beta1, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Embryonic Development, Integrin alphaV, Epithelium, Up-Regulation, Mice, Cell Movement, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Gene Targeting, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Signal Transduction
Keratinocytes, Mice, Knockout, Wound Healing, Gene Expression Profiling, Integrin beta1, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Embryonic Development, Integrin alphaV, Epithelium, Up-Regulation, Mice, Cell Movement, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Gene Targeting, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Signal Transduction
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