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ArticleFEBS open bio2014

Analysis of aquaporin 9 expression in human epidermis and cultured keratinocytes.

Yoshinori Sugiyama, Kohei Yamazaki, Ayumi Kusaka-Kikushima, Kyoko Nakahigashi, Hiromi Hagiwara, Yoshiki Miyachi

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Article in FEBS open bio, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Aquaporins in Allergic Response: A New Player.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025
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  7. Aquaporins in Skin.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  12. A Systematic Characterization of Aquaporin-9 Expression in Human Normal and Pathological Tissues.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshinori SugiyamaInnovative Beauty Science Laboratory, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Odawara, Japan ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan.
Kohei YamazakiInnovative Beauty Science Laboratory, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Odawara, Japan.
Ayumi Kusaka-KikushimaInnovative Beauty Science Laboratory, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Odawara, Japan.
Kyoko NakahigashiDepartment of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Hiromi HagiwaraDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan.
Yoshiki MiyachiDepartment of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Kyoto University · JPToin University of Yokohama · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aquaporin 9 (AQP9) is a member of the aquaglyceroporin family that transports glycerol, urea and other small solutes as well as water. Compared to the expression and function in epidermal keratinocytes of AQP3, another aquaglyceroporin, our knowledge of epidermal AQP9 remains elusive. In this study, we investigated the expression of AQP9 in the human epidermis and cultured keratinocytes. Immunofluorescence studies revealed that AQP9 expression is highly restricted to the stratum granulosum of the human epidermis, where occludin is also expressed at the tight junctions. Interestingly, the AQP3 staining decreased sharply below the cell layers in which AQP9 is expressed. In cultured normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK), knock-down of AQP9 expression in the differentiated cells induced by RNA interference reduced glycerol uptake, which was not as pronounced as was the case with AQP3 knock-down cells. In contrast, similar reduction of urea uptake was detected in AQP9 and AQP3 knock-down cells. These findings suggested that AQP9 expression in NHEK facilitates at least the transport of glycerol and urea. Finally, we analyzed the effect of retinoic acid (RA), a potent stimulator of keratinocyte proliferation, on AQP3 and AQP9 mRNA expression in differentiated NHEK. Stimulation with RA at 1 μM for 24 h augmented AQP3 expression and down-regulated AQP9 expression. Collectively, these results indicate that AQP9 expression in epidermal keratinocytes is regulated in a different manner from that of AQP3.

Indexed as

AQP3AQP9AQPs, aquaporinsDifferentiated keratinocytesDUOX1, dual oxidase IEpidermisGAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenaseLXR, liver X receptorNHEK, normal human epidermal keratinocytesPPARγ, peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gammaRA, retinoic acidSG, stratum granulosumTJs, tight junctionsVD3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3

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PMID25161869
PMCPMC4141191
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