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ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
Volume 611, Issue -, Pages 113-119Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.06.003
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Zinc; Skin; Acrodermatitis enteropathica; Langerhans cells; ATP; Alopecia; Necrolytic migratory erythema
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Of all tissues, the skin has the third highest abundance of zinc in the body. In the skin, the zinc concentration is higher in the epidermis than in the dermis, owing to a zinc requirement for the active proliferation and differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes. Here we review the dynamics and functions of zinc in the skin as well as skin disorders associated with zinc deficiency, zinc finger domain-containing proteins, and zinc transporters. Among skin disorders associated with zinc deficiency, acrodermatitis enteropathica is a disorder caused by mutations in the ZIP4 transporter and subsequent zinc deficiency. The triad acrodermatitis enteropathica is characterized by alopecia, diarrhea, and skin lesions in acral, periorificial, and anogenital areas. We highlight the underlying mechanism of the development of acrodermatitis because of zinc deficiency by describing our new findings. We also discuss the accumulating evidence on zinc deficiency in alopecia and necrolytic migratory erythema, which is typically associated with glucagonomas. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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