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ArticleDevelopmental biology2021

Dermal EZH2 orchestrates dermal differentiation and epidermal proliferation during murine skin development.

Venkata Thulabandu, Timothy Nehila, James W Ferguson, Radhika P Atit

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Article in Developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Venkata ThulabanduDept. of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Timothy NehilaDept. of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
James W FergusonDept. of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Radhika P AtitDept. of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Dept. of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Dept. of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: rpa5@case.edu.
Case Western Reserve University · US

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN MUSCULOSKELETAL RESEARCHT32AR007505 · NIAMS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI TRIOLO, RONALD J · 1986 to 2023
$6.3M
Genetic mechanisms of craniofacial dermal developmentR01DE018470 · NIDCR · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI ATIT, RADHIKA P · 2007 to 2018
$3.5M
Mechanism and Impact of Dermal adipocyte remodeling in skin fibrosisR01AR076938 · NIAMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI ATIT, RADHIKA P, HORSLEY, VALERIE · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
Acquisition of a Leica TCS SP5 Confocal Microscope For A Multi-User FacilityS10OD016164 · OD · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI CONRAD, PATRICIA A · 2013 to 2013
$597k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR076938NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR007505NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE018470NIH HHS S10 OD016164
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin development and patterning is dependent on factors that regulate the stepwise differentiation of dermal fibroblasts concomitant with dermal-epidermal reciprocal signaling, two processes that are poorly understood. Here we show that dermal EZH2, the methyltransferase enzyme of the epigenetic Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2), is a new coordinator of both these processes. Dermal EZH2 activity is present during dermal fibroblast differentiation and is required for spatially restricting Wnt/β-catenin signaling to reinforce dermal fibroblast cell fate. Later in development, dermal EZH2 regulates the expression of reticular dermal markers and initiation of secondary hair follicles. Embryos lacking dermal Ezh2 have elevated epidermal proliferation and differentiation that can be rescued by small molecule inhibition of retinoic acid (RA) signaling. Together, our study reveals that dermal EZH2 is acting like a rheostat to control the levels of Wnt/β-catenin and RA signaling to impact fibroblast differentiation cell autonomously and epidermal keratinocyte development non-cell autonomously, respectively.

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Animalsbeta CateninCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDermisEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEpidermisFibroblastsHyperplasiaKeratinocytesMiceOrganogenesisPolycomb Repressive Complex 2RetinoidsSignal TransductionStem Cellsbeta CateninBMS453Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEzh2 protein, mousePolycomb Repressive Complex 2RetinoidsTretinoinDermal fibroblast differentiationEmbryonic skin developmentEpidermal-dermal cross talkNon-cell autonomousPolycomb Repressive Complex2

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PMID34166654
PMCPMC8384472
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