Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020566
Keywords
epidermis; peptidylarginine deiminase; citrullination; hair; alopecia; posttranslational modification; keratinocyte; differentiation
Funding
- CNRS
- University of Toulouse III
- INSERM
- French Society for Dermatology (SFD)
- Society for Dermatological Research (SRD)
- SILAB
- Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique
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Deimination, also known as citrullination, corresponds to the conversion of the amino acid arginine, within a peptide sequence, into the non-standard amino acid citrulline. This post-translational modification is catalyzed by a family of calcium-dependent enzymes called peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs). Deimination is implicated in a growing number of physiological processes (innate and adaptive immunity, gene regulation, embryonic development, etc.) and concerns several human diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, neurodegenerative diseases, female infertility, cancer, etc.). Here, we update the involvement of PADs in both the homeostasis of skin and skin diseases. We particularly focus on keratinocyte differentiation and the epidermal barrier function, and on hair follicles. Indeed, alteration of PAD activity in the hair shaft is responsible for two hair disorders, the uncombable hair syndrome and a particular form of inflammatory scarring alopecia, mainly affecting women of African ancestry.
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