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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 172, Issue 1, Pages 139-149Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200506057
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- MRC [G0500502] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0500502] Funding Source: Medline
- Medical Research Council [G0500502] Funding Source: researchfish
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Myc plays a key role in homeostasis of the skin. We show that Miz1, which mediates Myc repression of gene expression, is expressed in the epidermal basal layer. A large percentage of genes regulated by the Myc-Miz1 complex in keratinocytes encode proteins involved in cell adhesion, and some, including the alpha 6 and beta 1 integrins, are directly bound by Myc and Miz1 in vivo. Using a Myc mutant deficient in Miz1 binding (MycV394D), we show that Miz1 is required for the effects of Myc on keratinocyte responsiveness to TGF-beta. Myc, but not MycV394D, decreases keratinocyte adhesion and spreading. In reconstituted epidermis, Myc induces differentiation and loss of cell polarization in a Miz1-dependent manner. In vivo, overexpression of beta 1 integrins restores basal layer polarity and prevents Myc-induced premature differentiation. Our data show that regulation of cell adhesion is a major function of the Myc-Miz1 complex and suggest that it may contribute to Myc-induced exit from the epidermal stem cell compartment.
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