Hair follicles modulate skin barrier function

Autor: Noah C. Ford, Rachel E. Benedeck, Matthew T. Mattoon, Jamie K. Peterson, Arlee L. Mesler, Natalia A. Veniaminova, Danielle J. Gardon, Shih-Ying Tsai, Yoshikazu Uchida, Sunny Y. Wong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 43, Iss 7, Pp 114347- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114347
Popis: Summary: Our skin provides a protective barrier that shields us from our environment. Barrier function is typically associated with the interfollicular epidermis; however, whether hair follicles influence this process remains unclear. Here, we utilize a potent genetic tool to probe barrier function by conditionally ablating a quintessential epidermal barrier gene, Abca12, which is mutated in the most severe skin barrier disease, harlequin ichthyosis. With this tool, we deduced 4 ways by which hair follicles modulate skin barrier function. First, the upper hair follicle (uHF) forms a functioning barrier. Second, barrier disruption in the uHF elicits non-cell-autonomous responses in the epidermis. Third, deleting Abca12 in the uHF impairs desquamation and blocks sebum release. Finally, barrier perturbation causes uHF cells to move into the epidermis. Neutralizing IL-17a, whose expression is enriched in the uHF, partially alleviated some disease phenotypes. Altogether, our findings implicate hair follicles as multi-faceted regulators of skin barrier function.
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