title: DeltaNp63 knockdown mice: A mouse model for AEC syndrome.
abstract: Dominant mutations in TP63 cause ankyloblepharon ectodermal dysplasia and clefting (AEC), an ectodermal dysplasia characterized by skin fragility. Since DeltaNp63alpha is the predominantly expressed TP63 isoform in postnatal skin, we hypothesized that mutant DeltaNp63alpha proteins are primarily responsible for skin fragility in AEC patients. We found that mutant DeltaNp63alpha proteins expressed in AEC patients function as dominant-negative molecules, suggesting that the human AEC skin phenotype could be mimicked in mouse skin by downregulating DeltaNp63alpha. Indeed, downregulating DeltaNp63 expression in mouse epidermis caused severe skin erosions, which resembled lesions that develop in AEC patients. In both cases, lesions were characterized by suprabasal epidermal proliferation, delayed terminal differentiation, and basement membrane abnormalities. By failing to provide structural stability to the epidermis, these defects likely contribute to the observed skin fragility. The development of a mouse model for AEC will allow us to further unravel the genetic pathways that are normally regulated by DeltaNp63 and that may be perturbed in AEC patients. Ultimately, these studies will not only contribute to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that cause skin fragility in AEC patients, but may also result in the identification of targets for novel therapeutic approaches aimed at treating skin erosions. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Charles C. Gates Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology Program, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Maranke.Koster@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Maranke I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Koster
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marinari
authors.forename: Aimee S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Piranit N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Kantaputra
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costanzo
authors.forename: Dennis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Roop
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009154:Mutation; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C115051:TP63 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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