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- Title
Ablation of the calcium-sensing receptor in keratinocytes impairs epidermal differentiation and barrier function.
- Authors
Tu, Chia-Ling; Crumrine, Debra A; Man, Mao-Qiang; Chang, Wenhan; Elalieh, Hashem; You, Michael; Elias, Peter M; Bikle, Daniel D
- Abstract
The calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) has an essential role in mediating Ca(2+)-induced keratinocyte differentiation in vitro. In this study, we generated keratinocyte-specific CaR knockout ((Epid)CaR(-/-)) mice to investigate the function of the CaR in epidermal development in vivo. (Epid)CaR(-/-) mice exhibited a delay in permeability barrier formation during embryonic development. Ion capture cytochemistry detected the loss of the epidermal Ca(2+) gradient in the (Epid)CaR(-/-) mice. The expression of terminal differentiation markers and key enzymes mediating epidermal sphingolipid transport and processing in the (Epid)CaR(-/-) epidermis was significantly reduced. The (Epid)CaR(-/-) epidermis displayed a marked decrease in the number of lamellar bodies (LBs) and LB secretion, thinner lipid-bound cornified envelopes, and a defective permeability barrier. Consistent with in vivo results, epidermal keratinocytes cultured from (Epid)CaR(-/-) mice demonstrated abnormal Ca(2+)(i) handling and diminished differentiation. The impairment in epidermal differentiation and permeability barrier in (Epid)CaR(-/-) mice maintained on a low calcium (0.02%) diet is more profound and persistent with age than in (Epid)CaR(-/-) mice maintained on a normal calcium (1.3%) diet. Deleting CaR perturbs the epidermal Ca(2+) gradient and impairs keratinocyte differentiation and permeability barrier homeostasis, indicating a key role for the CaR in normal epidermal development.
- Publication
The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2012, Vol 132, Issue 10, p2350
- ISSN
1523-1747
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/jid.2012.159