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p63 is upstream of IKKα in epidermal development

Candi, E; Terrinoni, A; Rufini, A; Chikh, A; Lena, AM; Suzuki, Y; Sayan, BS; Knight, RA; Melino, G

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E Candi

A Terrinoni

A Rufini

A Chikh

AM Lena

Y Suzuki

RA Knight

G Melino



Abstract

The epidermis, the outer layer of the skin composed of keratinocytes, develops following the action of the transcription factor p63. The mouse Trp63 gene contains two promoters, driving the production of distinct proteins, one with an N-terminal trans-activation domain (TAp63) and one without (ΔNp63), although their relative contribution to epidermal development is not clearly established. To identify the relative role of p63 isoforms in relation to IKKα, also known to be essential for epithelial development, we performed both molecular and in vivo analyses using genetic complementation in mice. We found that the action of TAp63 is mediated at the molecular level by direct and indirect transactivation of IKKα and Ets-1, respectively. We also found that ΔNp63 upregulates IKKα indirectly, through GATA-3. Our data are consistent with a role for p63 directly upstream of IKKα in epithelial development.

Citation

Candi, E., Terrinoni, A., Rufini, A., Chikh, A., Lena, A., Suzuki, Y., …Melino, G. (2006). p63 is upstream of IKKα in epidermal development. Journal of Cell Science, 119(22), 4617-4622. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.03265

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Nov 15, 2006
Deposit Date Feb 6, 2023
Publicly Available Date Feb 6, 2023
Journal Journal of Cell Science
Print ISSN 0021-9533
Publisher Company of Biologists
Volume 119
Issue 22
Pages 4617-4622
DOI https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.03265
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.03265

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