Mitochondrial function in murine skin epithelium is crucial for hair follicle morphogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal interactions
Kloepper, J.E. Baris, O.R. Reuter, K. Kobayash, K. Weiland, D. Vidali, S. Tobin, Desmond J. Niemann, C. Wiesner, R.J. Paus, R.
Kloepper, J.E.
Baris, O.R.
Reuter, K.
Kobayash, K.
Weiland, D.
Vidali, S.
Tobin, Desmond J.
Niemann, C.
Wiesner, R.J.
Paus, R.
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Here, we studied how epithelial energy metabolism impacts overall skin development by selectively deleting intraepithelial mtDNA in mice by ablating a key maintenance factor (TfamEKO), which induces loss of function of the electron transport chain (ETC). Quantitative (immuno)histomorphometry demonstrated that TfamEKO mice showed significantly reduced hair follicle (HF) density and morphogenesis, fewer intrafollicular keratin15+ epithelial progenitor cells, increased apoptosis, and reduced proliferation. TfamEKO mice also displayed premature entry into (aborted) HF cycling by apoptosis-driven HF regression (catagen). Ultrastructurally, TfamEKO mice exhibited severe HF dystrophy, pigmentary abnormalities, and telogen-like condensed dermal papillae. Epithelial HF progenitor cell differentiation (Plet1, Lrig1 Lef1, and β-catenin), sebaceous gland development (adipophilin, Scd1, and oil red), and key mediators/markers of epithelial–mesenchymal interactions during skin morphogenesis (NCAM, versican, and alkaline phosphatase) were all severely altered in TfamEKO mice. Moreover, the number of mast cells, major histocompatibility complex class II+, or CD11b+ immunocytes in the skin mesenchyme was increased, and essentially no subcutis developed. Therefore, in contrast to their epidermal counterparts, pilosebaceous unit stem cells depend on a functional ETC. Most importantly, our findings point toward a frontier in skin biology: the coupling of HF keratinocyte mitochondrial function with the epithelial–mesenchymal interactions that drive overall development of the skin and its appendages.
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Kloepper JE, Baris OR, Reuter K, Kobayashi K, Weiland D, Vidali S, Tobin DJ, Niemann C, Wiesner RJ and Paus R (2015) Mitochondrial function in murine skin epithelium is crucial for hair follicle morphogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal interactions. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 135(3): 679-89.
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