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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2019

Role of bulge epidermal stem cells and TSLP signaling in psoriasis.

Nuria Gago-Lopez, Liliana F Mellor, Diego Megías, Guillermo Martín-Serrano, Ander Izeta, Francisco Jimenez, Erwin F Wagner

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nuria Gago-LopezGenes, Development and Disease Group, Cancer Cell Biology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Liliana F MellorGenes, Development and Disease Group, Cancer Cell Biology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Diego MegíasConfocal Unit at Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Guillermo Martín-SerranoBioinformatics Unit at Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Ander IzetaTissue Engineering Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
Francisco JimenezGrupo de Patología Médica, Mediteknia Dermatologic Clinic, Universidad Fernando Pessoa Canarias, Universidad Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Erwin F WagnerGenes, Development and Disease Group, Cancer Cell Biology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7872-0196
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre · ESBiogipuzkoa Health Research Institute · ESUniversidad Fernando Pessoa Canarias · ES

Funding

EC | H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (ERC) ERC-AdG 2016 CSI-FunEuropean Regional Development FundInstitute of Health Carlos III PI16/01430Marie Curie Actions of the European Union´s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) 608765Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness SAF2015-70857RE
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease involving a cross-talk between epidermal and immune cells. The role of specific epidermal stem cell populations, including hair follicle stem cells (HF-SCs) in psoriasis is not well defined. Here, we show reduced expression of c-JUN and JUNB in bulge HF-SCs in patients with scalp psoriasis. Using lineage tracing in mouse models of skin inflammation with inducible deletion of c-Jun and JunB, we found that mutant bulge HF-SCs initiate epidermal hyperplasia and skin inflammation. Mechanistically, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) was identified in mutant cells as a paracrine factor stimulating proliferation of neighboring non-mutant epidermal cells, while mutant inter-follicular epidermal (IFE) cells are lost over time. Blocking TSLP in psoriasis-like mice reduced skin inflammation and decreased epidermal proliferation, VEGFα expression, and STAT5 activation. These findings unravel distinct roles of HF-SCs and IFE cells in inflammatory skin disease and provide novel mechanistic insights into epidermal cell interactions in inflammation.

Indexed as

Cell ProliferationSignal TransductionAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEpidermal CellsGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMicePsoriasisStem CellsThymic Stromal LymphopoietinTranscription FactorsCytokinesJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesJunB protein, humanJunB protein, mouseThymic Stromal LymphopoietinTranscription FactorsTSLP protein, humanepidermal hyper-proliferationhair follicle stem cellslineage tracingpsoriasisthymic stromal lymphopoietin

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PMID31556482
PMCPMC6835205
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