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Manipulation of outer root sheath cell survival perturbs the hair-growth cycle.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10393176     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Transgenic mice that overexpress the anti-apoptotic gene bcl-xL under the control of the keratin 14 promoter have significantly shorter hair than non-transgenic littermates. The deficit in hair length correlated with a decrease in the duration of anagen, the growth phase of the hair cycle. A prolongation in telogen, the resting phase of the hair cycle, was also observed in adult animals. In the developing hair bulb, bcl-xL transgene expression was observed exclusively in the outer root sheath (ORS) cells. Bcl-xL expression enhanced the survival of ORS cells treated with apoptotic stimuli. The results suggest that preventing the apoptotic death of ORS cells during anagen leads to a more rapid termination of progenitor cell commitment/proliferation, while the increased survival of ORS cells during telogen delays the initiation of a new hair cycle. ORS cells produce fibroblast growth factor-5 (FGF-5), which acts in a paracrine fashion to terminate precursor cell division during anagen. The short hair phenotype of bcl-xL transgenic mice was substantially reversed in FGF-5-deficient mice. Thus, the production of growth inhibitory factors by ORS cells may provide a mechanism through which the hair-growth cycle is regulated by cell survival.
Authors:
J C Pena; A Kelekar; E V Fuchs; C B Thompson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The EMBO journal     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0261-4189     ISO Abbreviation:  EMBO J.     Publication Date:  1999 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-08-31     Completed Date:  1999-08-31     Revised Date:  2008-11-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8208664     Medline TA:  EMBO J     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3596-603     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis / radiation effects
Cell Differentiation
Cell Division / radiation effects
Cell Survival / radiation effects
Epidermis / metabolism
Female
Fibroblast Growth Factor 5
Fibroblast Growth Factors / deficiency,  genetics,  physiology
Gene Deletion
Gene Expression
Hair / cytology,  growth & development*,  metabolism,  radiation effects
Hair Follicle / cytology*,  growth & development,  metabolism,  radiation effects
Male
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Mice, Transgenic
Phenotype
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / genetics,  metabolism*
Stem Cells / cytology*,  metabolism,  radiation effects
Ultraviolet Rays
bcl-X Protein
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bcl2l1 protein, mouse; 0/Fgf5 protein, mouse; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; 0/bcl-X Protein; 129653-64-1/Fibroblast Growth Factor 5; 62031-54-3/Fibroblast Growth Factors

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