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ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2016

β-Catenin Stabilization in Skin Fibroblasts Causes Fibrotic Lesions by Preventing Adipocyte Differentiation of the Reticular Dermis.

Maria Mastrogiannaki, Beate M Lichtenberger, Andreas Reimer, Charlotte A Collins, Ryan R Driskell, Fiona M Watt

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Article in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
11.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria MastrogiannakiCentre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK; Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK.
Beate M LichtenbergerCentre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK; Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK.
Andreas ReimerCentre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Charlotte A CollinsWellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK.
Ryan R DriskellCentre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Fiona M WattCentre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK. Electronic address: fiona.watt@kcl.ac.uk.
Guy's Hospital · GBWellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G1100073Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays a central role in epidermal homeostasis and regeneration, but how it affects fibroblast fate decisions is unknown. We investigated the effect of targeted β-catenin stabilization in dermal fibroblasts. Comparative gene expression profiling of stem cell antigen 1(-) (Sca1(-)) and Sca1(+) neonatal fibroblasts from upper and lower dermis, respectively, confirmed that Sca1(+) cells had a preadipocyte signature and showed differential expression of Wnt/β-catenin-associated genes. By targeting all fibroblasts or selectively targeting Dlk1(+) lower dermal fibroblasts, we found that β-catenin stabilization between developmental stages E16.5 and P2 resulted in a reduction in the dermal adipocyte layer with a corresponding increase in dermal fibrosis and an altered hair cycle. The fibrotic phenotype correlated with a reduction in the potential of Sca1(+) fibroblasts to undergo adipogenic differentiation ex vivo. Our findings indicate that Wnt/β-catenin signaling controls adipogenic cell fate within the lower dermis, which potentially contributes to the pathogenesis of fibrotic skin diseases.

Indexed as

AdipocytesAnimalsAnimals, Newbornbeta CateninCells, CulturedDermisDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFibroblastsFibrosisFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunohistochemistryMaleMicebeta Catenin

Identifiers

PMID26902921
PMCPMC4874948
OpenAlexW2274666458

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