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Defects in Stratum Corneum Desquamation Are the Predominant Effect of Impaired ABCA12 Function in a Novel Mouse Model of Harlequin Ichthyosis.

PLoS ONE. 2016 Aug 23;11(8):e0161465. eCollection 2016
Lei Zhang 1 , Michael Ferreyros 1 , Weiguo Feng 2 , Melanie Hupe 3 , Debra A Crumrine 3 , Jiang Chen 4 , Peter M Elias 3 , Walter M Holleran 3 , Lee Niswander 5 , Daniel Hohl 6 , Trevor Williams 2 , Enrique C Torchia 1 , Dennis R Roop 1
Lei Zhang 1 , Michael Ferreyros 1 , Weiguo Feng 2 , Melanie Hupe 3 , Debra A Crumrine 3 , Jiang Chen 4 , Peter M Elias 3 , Walter M Holleran 3 , Lee Niswander 5 , Daniel Hohl 6 , Trevor Williams 2 , Enrique C Torchia 1 , Dennis R Roop 1
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  • 1 Department of Dermatology and Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America.
  • 2 Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America.
  • 3 Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
  • 4 Department of Pathology and Dermatology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America.
  • 5 Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America.
  • 6 Service de Dermatologie et Vénéréologie, Hôpital de Beaumont, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

摘要


Harlequin Ichthyosis is a severe skin disease caused by mutations in the human gene encoding ABCA12. Here, we characterize a novel mutation in intron 29 of the mouse Abca12 gene that leads to the loss of a 5' splice donor site and truncation of the Abca12 RNA transcript. Homozygous mutants of this smooth skin or smsk allele die perinatally with shiny translucent skin, typical of animal models of Harlequin Ichthyosis. Characterization of smsk mutant skin showed that the delivery of glucosylceramides and CORNEODESMOSIN was defective, while ultrastructural analysis revealed abnormal lamellar bodies and the absence of lipid lamellae in smsk epidermis. Unexpectedly, mutant stratum corneum remained intact when subjected to harsh chemical dissociation procedures. Moreover, both KALLIKREIN 5 and -7 were drastically decreased, with retention of desmoplakin in mutant SC. In cultured wild type keratinocytes, both KALLIKREIN 5 and -7 colocalized with ceramide metabolites following calcium-induced differentiation. Reducing the intracellular levels of glucosylceramide with a glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor resulted in decreased secretion of KALLIKREIN proteases by wild type keratinocytes, but not by smsk mutant keratinocytes. Together, these findings suggest an essential role for ABCA12 in transferring not only lipids, which are required for the formation of multilamellar structures in the stratum corneum, but also proteolytic enzymes that are required for normal desquamation. Smsk mutant mice recapitulate many of the pathological features of HI and can be used to explore novel topical therapies against a potentially lethal and debilitating neonatal disease.