Identification of SLURP-1 as an epidermal neuromodulator explains the clinical phenotype of Mal de Meleda
Identification of SLURP-1 as an epidermal neuromodulator explains the clinical phenotype of Mal de Meleda
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DOI:
10.1093/hmg/ddg320
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发表时间:
2003-11-15
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Hohl, D
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作者:
Chimienti, F;Hogg, RC;Hohl, D
Mal de Meleda is an autosomal recessive inflammatory and keratotic palmoplantar skin disorder due to mutations in the ARS B gene, encoding for SLURP-1 (secreted mammalian Ly-6/uPAR-related protein 1). SLURP-1 belongs to the Ly-6/uPAR superfamily of receptor and secreted proteins, which participate in signal transduction, immune cell activation or cellular adhesion. The high degree of structural similarity between SLURP-1 and the three fingers motif of snake neurotoxins and Lynx1 suggests that this protein interacts with the neuronal acetylcholine receptors. We found that SLURP-1 potentiates the human alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are present in keratinocytes. These results identify SLURP-1 as a secreted epidermal neuromodulator which is likely to be essential for both epidermal homeostasis and inhibition of TNF-alpha release by macrophages during wound healing. This explains both the hyperproliferative as well as the inflammatory clinical phenotype of Mal de Meleda.