KMID : 0032220090210040376
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Annals of Dermatology 2009 Volume.21 No. 4 p.376 ~ p.381
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The Role of Nkx2.5 in Keratinocyte Differentiation
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Hwang Chul
Jang Sun-Hyae Choi Dae-Kyoung Kim Su-Jong Lee Joong-Hwa Lee Young Kim Chang-Deok Lee Jeung-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background:Nkx2.5 is a homeodomain-containing nuclear transcription protein that has been associated with acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia. In addition, Nkx2.5 has an essential role in cardiomyogenesis. However, the expression of Nkx2.5 in the skin has not been investigated.
Objective:In an attempt to screen the differentially regulated genes involved in keratinocyte differentiation, using a cDNA microarray, we identified Nkx2.5 as one of the transcription factors controlling the expression of proteins associated with keratinocyte differentiation.
Methods:To investigate the expression of Nkx2.5 during keratinocyte differentiation, we used a calcium-induced keratinocyte differentiation model.
Results:RT-PCR and Western blot analysis revealed that the expression of Nkx2.5, in cultured human epidermal keratinocytes, increased with calcium treatment in a time-dependent manner. In normal skin tissue, the expression of Nkx2.5 was detected in the nuclei of the keratinocytes in all layers of the epidermis except the basal layer by immunohistochemistry. In addition, the expression of Nkx2.5 was significantly increased in psoriasis and squamous cell carcinoma, but was barely detected in atopic dermatitis and basal cell carcinoma.
Conclusion:These results suggest that Nkx2.5 may play a role in the change from proliferation to differentiation of keratinocytes and in the pathogenesis of skin disease with aberrant keratinocyte differentiation.
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KEYWORD
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Keratinocyte differentiation, Nkx2.5, Transcription factor
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