| First Author | Li J | Year | 2003 |
| Journal | EMBO J | Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 10 | Pages | 2400-10 |
| PubMed ID | 12743034 | Mgi Jnum | J:83570 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:2662649 | Doi | 10.1093/emboj/cdg239 |
| Citation | Li J, et al. (2003) Laminin-10 is crucial for hair morphogenesis. EMBO J 22(10):2400-10 |
| abstractText | The role of the extracellular matrix in cutaneous morphogenesis is poorly understood. Here, we describe the essential role of laminin-10 (alpha5beta1gamma1) in hair follicle development. Laminin-10 was present in the basement membrane of elongating hair germs, when other laminins were downregulated, suggesting a role for laminin-10 in hair development. Treatment of human scalp xenografts with antibodies to laminin-10, or its receptor beta1 integrin, produced alopecia. E16.5 Lama5 -/- mouse skin, lacking laminin-10, contained fewer hair germs compared with controls, and after transplantation, Lama5 -/- skin showed a failure of hair germ elongation followed by complete hair follicle regression. Lama5 -/- skin showed defective basement membrane assembly, without measurable increases in anoikis. Instead, Lama5 -/- skin showed decreased expression of early hair markers including sonic hedgehog and Gli1, implicating laminin-10 in developmental signaling. Intriguingly, treatment of Lama5 -/- skin with purified laminin-10 corrected basement membrane defects and restored hair follicle development. We conclude that laminin-10 is required for hair follicle development and report the first use of exogenous protein to correct a cutaneous developmental defect. |
