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Article: Epidermal growth factor as a biologic switch in hair growth cycle

TitleEpidermal growth factor as a biologic switch in hair growth cycle
Authors
KeywordsBiology
Biochemistry
Issue Date2003
PublisherAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jbc.org/
Citation
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003, v. 278 n. 28, p. 26120-26126 How to Cite?
AbstractThe hair growth cycle consists of three stages known as the anagen (growing), catagen (involution), and telogen (resting) phases. This cyclical growth of hair is regulated by a diversity of growth factors. Although normal expression of both epidermal growth factor and its receptor (EGFR) in the outer root sheath is down-regulated with the completion of follicular growth, here we show that continuous expression of epidermal growth factor in hair follicles of transgenic mice arrested follicular development at the final stage of morphogenesis. Data from immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting showed that epidermal growth factor signals through EGFR/ErbB2 heterodimers in skin. Furthermore, topical application of tyrphostin AG1478 or AG825, specific inhibitors of EGFR and ErbB2, respectively, completely inhibited new hair growth in wild type mice but not in transgenic mice. When the transgenic mice were crossed with waved-2 mice, which possess a lower kinase activity of EGFR, the hair phenotype was rescued in the offspring. Taken together, these data suggest that EGFR signaling is indispensable for the initiation of hair growth. On the other hand, continuous expression of epidermal growth factor prevents entry into the catagen phase. We propose that epidermal growth factor functions as a biologic switch that is turned on and off in hair follicles at the beginning and end of the anagen phase of the hair cycle, guarding the entry to and exit from the anagen phase.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/48651
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.766
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dc.contributor.authorMak, KKLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, SYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-22T04:20:12Z-
dc.date.available2008-05-22T04:20:12Z-
dc.date.issued2003en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Biological Chemistry, 2003, v. 278 n. 28, p. 26120-26126en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0021-9258en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/48651-
dc.description.abstractThe hair growth cycle consists of three stages known as the anagen (growing), catagen (involution), and telogen (resting) phases. This cyclical growth of hair is regulated by a diversity of growth factors. Although normal expression of both epidermal growth factor and its receptor (EGFR) in the outer root sheath is down-regulated with the completion of follicular growth, here we show that continuous expression of epidermal growth factor in hair follicles of transgenic mice arrested follicular development at the final stage of morphogenesis. Data from immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting showed that epidermal growth factor signals through EGFR/ErbB2 heterodimers in skin. Furthermore, topical application of tyrphostin AG1478 or AG825, specific inhibitors of EGFR and ErbB2, respectively, completely inhibited new hair growth in wild type mice but not in transgenic mice. When the transgenic mice were crossed with waved-2 mice, which possess a lower kinase activity of EGFR, the hair phenotype was rescued in the offspring. Taken together, these data suggest that EGFR signaling is indispensable for the initiation of hair growth. On the other hand, continuous expression of epidermal growth factor prevents entry into the catagen phase. We propose that epidermal growth factor functions as a biologic switch that is turned on and off in hair follicles at the beginning and end of the anagen phase of the hair cycle, guarding the entry to and exit from the anagen phase.en_HK
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dc.publisherAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jbc.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Biological Chemistryen_HK
dc.rightsThis research was originally published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Kingston K. L. Mak and Siu Yuen Chan. Epidermal Growth Factor as a Biologic Switch in Hair Growth Cycle. J Biol Chem. 2003; 278:26120-26126. © the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.en_HK
dc.subjectBiologyen_HK
dc.subjectBiochemistryen_HK
dc.titleEpidermal growth factor as a biologic switch in hair growth cycleen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, SY:sychan@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1074/jbc.M212082200en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume278en_HK
dc.identifier.issue28en_HK
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