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ArticleCell death & disease2025

Comprehensive secretome profiling and CRISPR screen identifies SFRP1 as a key inhibitor of epidermal progenitor proliferation.

Binbin Cheng, Shaohong Isaac Peng, Yunlong Y Jia, Elton Tong, Scott X Atwood, Bryan K Sun

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Binbin ChengDepartment of Dermatology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Shaohong Isaac PengDepartment of Dermatology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Yunlong Y JiaDepartment of Dermatology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Elton TongDepartment of Dermatology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-4579-3261
Scott X AtwoodDepartment of Dermatology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Bryan K SunDepartment of Dermatology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA. sunb8@hs.uci.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0740-0125

Funding

UCI P30 Skin Center Systems Biology CoreP30AR075047 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI LANDER, ARTHUR D · 2019 to 2025
$5.1M
Secreted Regulators of Epidermal HomeostasisK08AR067853 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUN, BRYAN · 2016 to 2020
$908k
CRISPR Screen to Identify Novel Secreted Epidermal RegulatorsR03AR075844 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUN, BRYAN · 2019 to 2020
$145k
NIAMS NIH HHS K08 AR067853NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR075047NIAMS NIH HHS R03 AR075844U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) K08AR067853U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) R03AR075844
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Secreted proteins are crucial for the structure and functions of the human epidermis, but the full repertoire of the keratinocyte secretome has not been experimentally defined. In this study, we performed mass spectrometry on conditioned media from primary human keratinocytes, identifying 406 proteins with diverse roles in adhesion, migration, proliferation, proteolysis, signal transduction, and innate immunity. To leverage this new dataset, we developed a novel colony formation assay-based CRISPR screen to investigate the functions of uncharacterized secreted proteins on epidermal stem cells. The screen identified six candidate proteins that promoted proliferation of epidermal progenitors and two proteins that inhibited it. Secreted frizzled-related protein-1 (SFRP1) was the most potent inhibitor. We discovered that SFRP1 restrained clonogenic keratinocyte proliferation by inhibiting Wnt signaling as well as blocking ectopic expression of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Collectively, our study expands our knowledge of the keratinocyte secretome, establishes a novel CRISPR screen to assess the function of non-cell autonomous factors, and highlights SFRP1's role in regulating epidermal balance.

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Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsEpidermal CellsEpidermisIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratinocytesMembrane ProteinsSecretomeStem CellsCell ProliferationCRISPR-Cas SystemsHumansSecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsSecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsSFRP1 protein, human

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PMCPMC12049499

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