Abstract
Background
Hairless (HR), a transcriptional cofactor, plays important roles in hair follicle
(HF) morphogenesis and cycling. Recently, we reported the new Hr mutant mouse called “Hairpoor” (HrHp) that causes HR overexpression through translational de-repression. The Msh homeobox
2 (Msx2) is a homolog of the Drosophila muscle segment homeobox (msh) gene, which expressed in the hair bulb, including in the germinal matrix, and its
expression spreads into the upper region of the HF including the hair cortex.
Objective
Although Msx2 is regarded as an important gene in hair cycle control and hair shaft differentiation,
the regulation of Msx2 expression is not well-known.
Methods
Using realtime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and western blot, we investigated the
relationship between HR and Msx2 in the HrHp/HrHp mouse during the HF morphogenesis. Immunohistochemistry was performed to compare
the pattern of expression of MSX2 in HrHp/HrHp mouse skin with that in wild-type skin. Msx2 mRNA expression and promoter activity was estimated using a transient expression
system to see whether HR down-regulates Msx2 expression in vitro. We also investigated whether downregulation of MSX2 by HR also affects the MSX2
regulatory pathway in the HrHp/HrHp mouse and in an in vitro system.
Results
We found that the expression of Msx2 was down-regulated by HR, which in turn down-regulated expression of Foxn1 and Lef1, MSX2 target genes, in vivo as well as in vitro.
Conclusion
Our results show that HR regulates expression of genes in the MSX2 regulatory pathway,
which explains abnormal HF formation in HrHp/HrHp skin.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 22, 2013
Accepted:
April 18,
2013
Received in revised form:
April 9,
2013
Received:
February 19,
2013
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