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JCS ePress online publication date 19 Apr 2005
doi: 10.1242/jcs.02303

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Increased keratinocyte proliferation by JUN-dependent expression of PTN and SDF-1 in fibroblasts


Lore Florin, Nicole Maas-Szabowski, Sabine Werner, Axel Szabowski, and Peter Angel*
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: p.angel{at}dkfz.de)

In skin, fibroblasts of the connective tissue play a decisive role in epidermal homeostasis and repair by contributing to the regulation of keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. The AP-1 transcription factor subunit JUN plays a crucial role in this mesenchymal-epithelial interplay by regulating the expression of two critical paracrine-acting cytokines, keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). We have performed gene expression profiling of wild-type and Jun-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts to identify additional players involved in this complex network, and have found pleiotrophin (PTN) and the stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) as novel JUN-regulated factors. Both cytokines are expressed by dermal fibroblasts in vivo, as shown by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and in situ hybridization on murine skin sections. Using a heterologous feeder layer co-culture system, we demonstrated that PTN and SDF-1 exert a mitogenic effect on primary human keratinocytes. Moreover, SDF-1-induced keratinocyte proliferation could be specifically inhibited by neutralizing antibodies against SDF-1 or its receptor, CXCR4. Consistent with its role in promoting keratinocyte growth, PTN was upregulated during cutaneous wound healing in vivo. Interestingly, co-cultivation with keratinocytes stimulated PTN expression but repressed SDF-1 production in fibroblasts, demonstrating the complexity of the paracrine regulatory cytokine networks that control skin homeostasis and regeneration.
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