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ArticleImmunity2024

The transcription regulators ZNF750 and LSD1/KDM1A dampen inflammation on the skin's surface by silencing pattern recognition receptors.

Ye Liu, Yifang Chen, Uyanga Batzorig, Jingting Li, Celia Fernández-Méndez, Samiksha Mahapatra, Fengwu Li, Shebin Sam, Tatsuya Dokoshi, Seung-Phil Hong and 3 more

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Article in Immunity, 2024. 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

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Ye LiuDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Yifang ChenDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Uyanga BatzorigDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Jingting LiInstitute of Precision Medicine, Department of Burns, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China.
Celia Fernández-MéndezDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Samiksha MahapatraDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Fengwu LiDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Shebin SamDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Tatsuya DokoshiDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Seung-Phil HongDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA; Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Teruaki NakatsujiDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
Richard L GalloDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA.
George L SenDepartment of Dermatology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Epithelial Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0869, USA. Electronic address: gsen@health.ucsd.edu.

Funding

Microbiology and Metagenomics CoreP50AR080594 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ROBERT L MODLIN · 2022 to 2026
$9.2M
Regulators of Epidermal Growth and DifferentiationR01AR066530 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SEN, GEORGE L · 2015 to 2025
$4.0M
Regulators of Epidermal Homeostasis and TumorigenesisR01CA225463 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GEORGE L SEN · 2019 to 2026
$2.4M
Regulation of epidermal growth and differentiation through mRNA exportR01AR081215 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GEORGE L SEN · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
Regulation of Human Tumorigensis by Cancer Specific NXF1 Adaptor ProteinsR01CA269303 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GEORGE L SEN · 2022 to 2026
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA225463NCI NIH HHS R01 CA269303NIAMS NIH HHS P50 AR080594NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR066530NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR081215
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The surface of the skin is continually exposed to pro-inflammatory stimuli; however, it is unclear why it is not constantly inflamed due to this exposure. Here, we showed undifferentiated keratinocytes residing in the deep epidermis could trigger a strong inflammatory response due to their high expression of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that detect damage or pathogens. As keratinocytes differentiated, they migrated outward toward the surface of the skin and decreased their PRR expression, which led to dampened immune responses. ZNF750, a transcription factor expressed only in differentiated keratinocytes, recruited the histone demethylase KDM1A/LSD1 to silence genes coding for PRRs (TLR3, IFIH1/MDA5, and DDX58/RIG1). Loss of ZNF750 or KDM1A in human keratinocytes or mice resulted in sustained and excessive inflammation resembling psoriatic skin, which could be restored to homeostatic conditions upon silencing of TLR3. Our findings explain how the skin's surface prevents excessive inflammation through ZNF750- and KDM1A-mediated suppression of PRRs.

Indexed as

Histone DemethylasesInflammationKeratinocytesReceptors, Pattern RecognitionSkinTranscription FactorsAnimalsCell DifferentiationGene SilencingHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPsoriasisTumor Suppressor ProteinsHistone DemethylasesKDM1A protein, humanKDM1a protein, mouseReceptors, Pattern RecognitionTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsZNF750 protein, humancytokinesdifferentiationhistone demethylaseinnate immune responseKDM1ALSD1MDA5psoriasisRIG1skin inflammationTLR3UV damageZfp750ZNF750

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PMCPMC11464168

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