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dc.contributor.authorFischer, H.*
dc.contributor.authorSzabo, S.*
dc.contributor.authorScherz, J.*
dc.contributor.authorJaeger, K.*
dc.contributor.authorRossiter, H.*
dc.contributor.authorBuchberger, M.*
dc.contributor.authorGhannadan, M.*
dc.contributor.authorHermann, M.*
dc.contributor.authorTheussl, H-C.*
dc.contributor.authorTobin, Desmond J.*
dc.contributor.authorWagner, E.F.*
dc.contributor.authorTschachler, E.*
dc.contributor.authorEckhart, L.*
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-26T12:41:37Z
dc.date.available2015-10-26T12:41:37Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.identifier.citationFischer H, Szabo S, Scherz J, Jaeger K, Rossiter H, Buchberger M, Ghannadan M, Hermann M, Theussl HC, Tobin DJ, Wagner EF, Tschachler E and Eckhart L (2011) Essential role of the keratinocyte-specific endonuclease DNase1L2 in the removal of nuclear DNA from hair and nails. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 131 (6): 1208-1215.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/7450
dc.descriptionnoen_US
dc.description.abstractDegradation of nuclear DNA is a hallmark of programmed cell death. Epidermal keratinocytes die in the course of cornification to function as the dead building blocks of the cornified layer of the epidermis, nails, and hair. Here, we investigated the mechanism and physiological function of DNA degradation during cornification in vivo. Targeted deletion of the keratinocyte-specific endonuclease DNase1-like 2 (DNase1L2) in the mouse resulted in the aberrant retention of DNA in hair and nails, as well as in epithelia of the tongue and the esophagus. In contrast to our previous studies in human keratinocytes, ablation of DNase1L2 did not compromise the cornified layer of the epidermis. Quantitative PCRs showed that the amount of nuclear DNA was dramatically increased in both hair and nails, and that mitochondrial DNA was increased in the nails of DNase1L2-deficient mice. The presence of nuclear DNA disturbed the normal arrangement of structural proteins in hair corneocytes and caused a significant decrease in the resistance of hair to mechanical stress. These data identify DNase1L2 as an essential and specific regulator of programmed cell death in skin appendages, and demonstrate that the breakdown of nuclear DNA is crucial for establishing the full mechanical stability of hair.en_US
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dc.relation.isreferencedbyhttps://doi.org/10.1038/jid.2011.13en_US
dc.subjectKeratinocyte-Specific Endonuclease DNase1L2; Nuclear DNA; Hair; Nails; Keratinocytes / corneocytes; Stratum corneumen_US
dc.titleEssential Role of the Keratinocyte-Specific Endonuclease DNase1L2 in the Removal of Nuclear DNA from Hair and Nails.en_US
dc.status.refereedyesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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