Transcription Factors Runx1 and Runx3 Suppress Keratin Expression in Undifferentiated Keratinocytes

  • Eisaku Ogawa
    Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
  • Tomohiro Edamitsu
    Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
  • Hidetaka Ohmori
    Department of Molecular Immunology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
  • Hiroshi Kiyonari
    Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
  • Mineo Kurokawa
    Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
  • Kazuyoshi Kohu
    Department of Molecular Immunology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
  • Ryuhei Okuyama
    Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
  • Masanobu Satake
    Department of Molecular Immunology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan

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Published
2022-09-02
Resource Type
journal article
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  • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI
  • 10.3390/ijms231710039
Publisher
MDPI AG

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<jats:p>The Runt-related transcription factor (Runx) family has been suggested to play roles in stem cell regulation, tissue development, and oncogenesis in various tissues/organs. In this study, we investigated the possible functions of Runx1 and Runx3 in keratinocyte differentiation. Both Runx1 and Runx3 proteins were detected in primary cultures of mouse keratinocytes. Proteins were localized in the nuclei of undifferentiated keratinocytes but translocated to the cytoplasm of differentiated cells. The siRNA-mediated inhibition of Runx1 and Runx3 expression increased expression of keratin 1 and keratin 10, which are early differentiation markers of keratinocytes. In contrast, overexpression of Runx1 and Runx3 suppressed keratin 1 and keratin 10 expression. Endogenous Runx1 and Runx3 proteins were associated with the promoter sequences of keratin 1 and keratin 10 genes in undifferentiated but not differentiated keratinocytes. In mouse skin, the inhibition of Runx1 and Runx3 expression by keratinocyte-specific gene targeting increased the ratios of keratin 1- and keratin 10-positive cells in the basal layer of the epidermis. On the other hand, inhibition of Runx1 and Runx3 expression did not alter the proliferation capacity of cultured or epidermal keratinocytes. These results suggest that Runx1 and Runx3 likely function to directly inhibit differentiation-induced expression of keratin 1 and keratin 10 genes but are not involved in the regulation of keratinocyte proliferation.</jats:p>

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