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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
Ichthyosis vulgaris (IV) is an inherited scaling skin disorder in which expression of profilaggrin is reduced. Previous studies have indicated that the reduction is caused by defective post-transcriptional control of gene expression. Here we present evidence that profilaggrin mRNA in keratinocytes cultured from subjects with IV is intrinsically unstable and has a shorter half-life compared with that in normal cells. When IV-affected keratinocytes were treated with the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide, the steady-state level of profilaggrin mRNA was increased due to stabilization of the transcript. In addition, the number of filaggrin repeats within the profilaggrin gene was studied. The number of filaggrin repeats (10-12) in individuals with IV did not differ from that of unaffected subjects. Expression of the gene was bi-allelic and coequal in both control and affected individuals. Our results suggest a model in which a labile ribonuclease and a stabilizing factor may modulate the profilaggrin mRNA steady-state level in normal cells, whereas the stabilizing factor may be absent or functionally inactive in IV-affected keratinocytes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-202X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
854-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Genetic Heterogeneity, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Half-Life, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Ichthyosis Vulgaris, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Intermediate Filament Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Keratinocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Protein Synthesis Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9620289-Trans-Activators
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Reduced stability and bi-allelic, coequal expression of profilaggrin mRNA in keratinocytes cultured from subjects with ichthyosis vulgaris.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-6524, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't