title: EdnrB Governs Regenerative Response of Melanocyte Stem Cells by Crosstalk with Wnt Signaling.
abstract: Delineating the crosstalk between distinct signaling pathways is key to understanding the diverse and dynamic responses of adult stem cells during tissue regeneration. Here, we demonstrate that the Edn/EdnrB signaling pathway can interact with other signaling pathways to elicit distinct stem cell functions during tissue regeneration. EdnrB signaling promotes proliferation and differentiation of melanocyte stem cells (McSCs), dramatically enhancing the regeneration of hair and epidermal melanocytes. This effect is dependent upon active Wnt signaling that is initiated by Wnt ligand secretion from the hair follicle epithelial niche. Further, this Wnt-dependent EdnrB signaling can rescue the defects in melanocyte regeneration caused by Mc1R loss. This suggests that targeting Edn/EdnrB signaling in McSCs can be a therapeutic approach to promote photoprotective-melanocyte regeneration, which may be useful for those with increased risk of skin cancers due to Mc1R variants.
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeo
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Piul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rabbani
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Chae Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Prashiela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manga
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: mayumi.ito@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D006801:Humans; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B / Q000378:metabolism*; D044102:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D012038:Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D060449:Wnt Signaling Pathway / Q000187:drug effects; D051176:beta Catenin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C000588596:EDNRB protein, human; C000602969:EDNRB protein, mouse; D019332:Endothelin-1; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D044102:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1; D051176:beta Catenin