TY - JOUR
T1 - Inflammatory Mediator TAK1 Regulates Hair Follicle Morphogenesis And Anagen Induction Shown By Using Keratinocyte-Specific TAK1-Deficient Mice
AU - Sayama, Koji
AU - Kajiya, Kentaro
AU - Sugawara, Koji
AU - Sato, Shintaro
AU - Hirakawa, Satoshi
AU - Shirakata, Yuji
AU - Hanakawa, Yasushi
AU - Dai, Xiuju
AU - Ishimatsu-Tsuji, Yumiko
AU - Metzger, Daniel
AU - Chambon, Pierre
AU - Akira, Shizuo
AU - Paus, Ralf
AU - Kishimoto, Jiro
AU - Hashimoto, Koji
PY - 2010/8/11
Y1 - 2010/8/11
N2 - Transforming growth factor-b-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) is a member of the NF-kB pathway and regulates inflammatory responses. We previously showed that TAK1 also regulates keratinocyte growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. However, it is unknown whether TAK1 has any role in epithelial-mesenchymal interactions. To examine this possibility, we studied the role of TAK1 in mouse hair follicle development and cycling as an instructive model system. By comparing keratinocytespecific TAK1-deficient mice (Map3k7fl/flK5-Cre) with control mice, we found that the number of hair germs (hair follicles precursors) in Map3k7fl/flK5-Cre mice was significantly reduced at E15.5, and that subsequent hair follicle morphogenesis was retarded. Next, we analyzed the role of TAK1 in the cyclic remodeling in follicles by analyzing hair cycle progression in mice with a tamoxifen-inducible keratinocyte-specific TAK1 deficiency (Map3k7fl/flK14-Cre-ERT2). After active hair growth (anagen) was induced by depilation, TAK1 was deleted by topical tamoxifen application. This resulted in significantly retarded anagen development in TAK1-deficient mice. Deletion of TAK1 in hair follicles that were already in anagen induced premature, apoptosis-driven hair follicle regression, along with hair follicle damage. These studies provide the first evidence that the inflammatory mediator TAK1 regulates hair follicle induction and morphogenesis, and is required for anagen induction and anagen maintenance.
AB - Transforming growth factor-b-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) is a member of the NF-kB pathway and regulates inflammatory responses. We previously showed that TAK1 also regulates keratinocyte growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. However, it is unknown whether TAK1 has any role in epithelial-mesenchymal interactions. To examine this possibility, we studied the role of TAK1 in mouse hair follicle development and cycling as an instructive model system. By comparing keratinocytespecific TAK1-deficient mice (Map3k7fl/flK5-Cre) with control mice, we found that the number of hair germs (hair follicles precursors) in Map3k7fl/flK5-Cre mice was significantly reduced at E15.5, and that subsequent hair follicle morphogenesis was retarded. Next, we analyzed the role of TAK1 in the cyclic remodeling in follicles by analyzing hair cycle progression in mice with a tamoxifen-inducible keratinocyte-specific TAK1 deficiency (Map3k7fl/flK14-Cre-ERT2). After active hair growth (anagen) was induced by depilation, TAK1 was deleted by topical tamoxifen application. This resulted in significantly retarded anagen development in TAK1-deficient mice. Deletion of TAK1 in hair follicles that were already in anagen induced premature, apoptosis-driven hair follicle regression, along with hair follicle damage. These studies provide the first evidence that the inflammatory mediator TAK1 regulates hair follicle induction and morphogenesis, and is required for anagen induction and anagen maintenance.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0011275
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0011275
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 20585657
AN - SCOPUS:77955288143
SN - 1553-7390
VL - 5
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 6
M1 - e11275
ER -