Genes that are differentially expressed in rat vibrissa follicle germinative epithelium in vivo show altered expression patterns after extended organ culture.
Exp Dermatol
; 11(6): 542-55, 2002 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-12473062
ABSTRACT
Hair growth depends on maintenance of signalling between the dermal papilla and the germinative epithelium (GE), from which the differentiated layers of the hair fibre originate. Because no molecular studies have been reported which concentrate specifically on GE cells either in vivo or in vitro, we prepared a cDNA library enriched for messages which were highly expressed in GE cells to identify genes that may be involved in hair growth control. Of 35 subtracted library clones sequenced, 23 shared extensive homology with previously determined cDNA sequences, including LEF-1 and id4. Hair follicle organ culture models are often used to investigate the molecular basis of hair growth, although hair growth arrest occurs relatively rapidly in vitro. As an indicator of their role in follicle activities, we compared the expression of GE-specific clones in different regions of freshly isolated vibrissa follicles, with the corresponding regions of growth arrested, cultured follicles. Changes in the expression of some of these clones indicates that they could be related to fundamental cellular activities in the follicle. A library enriched for GE-specific clones therefore provides a useful source of candidate molecules for studies of follicular epithelial cell behaviour, both in vivo and in vitro.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Pele
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Vibrissas
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Expressão Gênica
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Folículo Piloso
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Exp Dermatol
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido