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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 105, 期 40, 页码 15405-15410出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807374105
关键词
adherens junctions; epidermis; intercellular adhesion; tissue specific shRNA delivery
资金
- NIH [GM07739, R01-AR27883]
- NRSA [CA09673]
Co-expression and gene linkage have hampered elucidating the Physiological relevance of cadherins in mammalian tissues. Here, we combine conditional gene ablation and transgenic RNA interference to uncover new roles for E- and P-cadherins in epidermal sheet formation in vitro and maintenance of epidermal integrity in vivo. By devising skin-specific RNAi technology, we demonstrate that cadherin inhibition in vivo impairs junction formation and intercellular adhesion and increases apoptosis. These defects compromise epidermal barrier function and tissue integrity. In vitro, with only E-cadherin missing, epidermal sheet formation is delayed, but when both cadherins are suppressed, defects extend to adherens junctions, desmosomes, tight junctions and cortical actin dynamics. Using different rescue strategies, we show that cadherin level rather than subtype is critical. Finally, by comparing conditional loss-of-function studies of epidermal catenins and cadherins, we dissect cadherin-dependent and independent roles of adherens junction components in tissue physiology.
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