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Keratin-abhängige Regulation von Mitochondrien in Keratinozyten und in Mausepidermis

Fachliche Zuordnung Zellbiologie
Förderung Förderung von 2010 bis 2020
Projektkennung Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 194376116
 
Erstellungsjahr 2021

Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse

In this project, we investigated the role of keratins in mitochondrial dynamics and physiology, using keratinocytes which lack the entire keratin cytoskeleton following deletion of keratin gene clusters, in comparison to normal control an rescue cells that re-express a single keratin pair. In addition, we investigated the interplay of keratins and mitochondria in EBS and normal human keratinocytes. The comparative analysis of keratin-deficient and WT mouse keratinocytes and of human EBS and normal keratinocytes revealed a hitherto unknown role of keratins in mitochondrial positioning, dynamics and activity. In the absence of keratins, mitochondria were hyperfused. We showed that keratins modulate cellular redox homeostasis, which affects mitochondrial morphology and function partially via Drp1 translocation to mitochondria. This suggests that a crosstalk between keratins and mitochondria might adapt ROS signaling and metabolism to maintain epidermal integrity during tissue homeostasis, upon barrier defects, blistering skin disease and wounding. Our analysis of the EBS-associated K14R125C mutation revealed an impaired mitochondrial activity in primary and immortalized EBS keratinocytes which may be relevant for epidermal physiology, including barrier formation and diseases resulting in inflammation following barrier defects, such as atopic dermatitis.

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