PMID- 23528210 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130916 LR - 20130326 IS - 1600-0625 (Electronic) IS - 0906-6705 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 4 DP - 2013 Apr TI - E-FABP induces differentiation in normal human keratinocytes and modulates the differentiation process in psoriatic keratinocytes in vitro. PG - 255-61 LID - 10.1111/exd.12111 [doi] AB - Epidermal fatty acid-binding protein (E-FABP) is a lipid carrier, originally discovered in human epidermis. We show that E-FABP is almost exclusively expressed in postmitotic (PM) keratinocytes, corresponding to its localization in the highest suprabasal layers, while it is barely expressed in keratinocyte stem cells (KSC) and transit amplifying (TA) keratinocytes. Transfection of normal human keratinocytes with recombinant (r) E-FABP induces overexpression of K10 and involucrin. On the other hand, E-FABP inhibition by siRNA downregulates K10 and involucrin expression in normal keratinocytes through NF-kappaB and JNK signalling pathways. E-FABP is highly expressed in psoriatic epidermis, and it is mainly localized in stratum spinosum. Psoriatic PM keratinocytes overexpress E-FABP as compared to the same population in normal epidermis. E-FABP inhibition in psoriatic keratinocytes markedly reduces differentiation, while it upregulates psoriatic markers such as survivin and K16. However, under high-calcium conditions, E-FABP silencing downregulates K10 and involucrin, while survivin and K16 expression is completely abolished. These data strongly indicate that E-FABP plays an important role in keratinocyte differentiation. Moreover, E-FABP modulates differentiation in psoriatic keratinocytes. CI - (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons A/S. FAU - Dallaglio, Katiuscia AU - Dallaglio K AD - Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. FAU - Marconi, Alessandra AU - Marconi A FAU - Truzzi, Francesca AU - Truzzi F FAU - Lotti, Roberta AU - Lotti R FAU - Palazzo, Elisabetta AU - Palazzo E FAU - Petrachi, Tiziana AU - Petrachi T FAU - Saltari, Annalisa AU - Saltari A FAU - Coppini, Maurizio AU - Coppini M FAU - Pincelli, Carlo AU - Pincelli C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Denmark TA - Exp Dermatol JT - Experimental dermatology JID - 9301549 RN - 0 (FABP5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (KRT10 protein, human) RN - 0 (Protein Precursors) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 147785-83-9 (Keratin-10) RN - 60108-77-2 (involucrin) SB - IM MH - Cell Differentiation/physiology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Keratin-10/metabolism MH - Keratinocytes/*cytology/pathology/*physiology MH - Protein Precursors/metabolism MH - Psoriasis/*metabolism/*pathology MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics MH - Recombinant Proteins/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2013/03/27 06:00 MHDA- 2013/09/17 06:00 CRDT- 2013/03/27 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/03/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/03/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/09/17 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/exd.12111 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Dermatol. 2013 Apr;22(4):255-61. doi: 10.1111/exd.12111.