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Epidermal Nbn deletion causes premature hair loss and a phenotype resembling psoriasiform dermatitis.
Oncotarget - 26 Apr 2016
Seidel Philipp, Remus Martina, Delacher Michael, Grigaravicius Paulius, Reuss David E, Frappart Lucien, von Deimling Andreas, Feuerer Markus, Abdollahi Amir, Frappart Pierre-Olivier
Abstract excerpt
Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome is a disease caused by NBN mutations. Here, we report a novel function of Nbn in skin homeostasis. We found that Nbn deficiency in hair follicle (HF) progenitors promoted increased DNA damage signaling, stimulating p16Ink4a up-regulation, Trp53 stabilization and cytokines secretion leading to HF-growth arrest and hair loss. At later stages, the basal keratinocytes layer exhibited also...
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