PMID- 35938153 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220809 IS - 2296-634X (Print) IS - 2296-634X (Electronic) IS - 2296-634X (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2022 TI - The regulation of skin homeostasis, repair and the pathogenesis of skin diseases by spatiotemporal activation of epidermal mTOR signaling. PG - 950973 LID - 10.3389/fcell.2022.950973 [doi] LID - 950973 AB - The epidermis, the outmost layer of the skin, is a stratified squamous epithelium that protects the body from the external world. The epidermis and its appendages need constantly renew themselves and replace the damaged tissues caused by environmental assaults. The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling is a central controller of cell growth and metabolism that plays a critical role in development, homeostasis and diseases. Recent findings suggest that mTOR signaling is activated in a spatiotemporal and context-dependent manner in the epidermis, coordinating diverse skin homeostatic processes. Dysregulation of mTOR signaling underlies the pathogenesis of skin diseases, including psoriasis and skin cancer. In this review, we discuss the role of epidermal mTOR signaling activity and function in skin, with a focus on skin barrier formation, hair regeneration, wound repair, as well as skin pathological disorders. We propose that fine-tuned control of mTOR signaling is essential for epidermal structural and functional integrity. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Wang, Cui, Chen and Ding. FAU - Wang, Juan AU - Wang J AD - Institute of Geriatrics (Shanghai University), Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong, China. AD - Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. AD - School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Cui, Baiping AU - Cui B AD - Institute of Geriatrics (Shanghai University), Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong, China. AD - Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. AD - School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Chen, Zhongjian AU - Chen Z AD - School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. AD - Shanghai Engineering Research Center for External Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. AD - Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Ding, Xiaolei AU - Ding X AD - Institute of Geriatrics (Shanghai University), Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong, China. AD - Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. AD - School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220722 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cell Dev Biol JT - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology JID - 101630250 PMC - PMC9355246 OTO - NOTNLM OT - epidermis OT - keratinocytes OT - mTOR OT - metabolism OT - wound healing COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/08/09 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/09 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/08/08 04:15 PHST- 2022/05/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/08 04:15 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 950973 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fcell.2022.950973 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022 Jul 22;10:950973. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.950973. eCollection 2022.