title: Differential expression of the antioxidant repair enzyme methionine sulfoxide reductase (MSRA and MSRB) in human skin.
abstract: Recently, the antioxidant repair enzymes methionine-S-sulfoxide reductase A (MSRA) and methionine-R-sulfoxide reductase B (MSRB) were described in human epidermal keratinocytes and melanocytes. Methionine sulfoxide reductases (MSRs) are thought to protect against reactive oxygen species-induced oxidative damage in many organs, including the most environmentally exposed organ, human skin. We sought to examine the expression and distribution of this enzyme family (MSRA, MSRB1, MSRB2, and MSRB3) within the various compartments of healthy and diseased human skin. Expression was assessed using polyclonal MSR antibodies and immunohistochemical staining of human skin biopsies from various anatomical sites. Remarkably, MSRA expression was not only found in the epidermis as previously described but also in hair follicles and eccrine glands and was most pronounced in sebaceous glands. Furthermore, MSRB2 expression was found in melanocytes while MSRB1 and MSRB3 were both expressed within vascular endothelial cells. In conclusion, MSR enzymes are differentially expressed in human skin. Thus, modulation of MSR repair antioxidants may have implications for cutaneous aging and carcinogenesis.
authors: Dermatopathology Section, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors: Wirach M
authors: WM
authors: Taungjaruwinai
authors: Jag
authors: J
authors: Bhawan
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Keady
authors: Jens J
authors: JJ
authors: Thiele
mesh_terms: D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000201:enzymology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000201:enzymology; D015870:Gene Expression; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D051150:Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000201:enzymology; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000201:enzymology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D010088:Oxidoreductases; D051150:Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases; C027219:methionine sulfoxide reductase