Vibrissa hair bulge houses two populations of skin epithelial stem cells distinct by their keratin profile Danielle Larouche * , Xuemei Tong † , Julie Fradette * , Pierre A. Coulombe † and Lucie Germain * ,1 * Laboratoire d’Organogénèse Expérimentale/LOEX, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement du CHA, Québec, Canada, and Department of Surgery, Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada; and † Departments of Biological Chemistry and Dermatology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 1 Correspondence: Laboratoire d’Organogénèse Expérimentale, Hôpital du St-Sacrement du CHA, 1050 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec, QC, Canada, G1S 4L8. E-mail: lucie.germain@chg.ulaval.ca Defining the properties of postnatal stem cells is of interest given their relevance for tissue homeostasis and therapeutic applications, such as skin tissue engineering for burn patients. In hair follicles, the bulge region of the outer root sheath houses stem cells. We show that explants from the prominent bulge area, but not the bulb, in rodent vibrissa follicles can produce epidermis in a skin model of tissue engineering. Using morphological criteria and keratin expression, we typified epithelial stem cells of vibrissa bulge. Two types of slow-cycling cells (Bb, Bs1) featuring a high colony-forming capacity occur in the bulge. Bb cells are located in the outermost basal layer, express K5, K15, K17, and K19, and feature a loosely organized keratin network. Bs1 cells localize to the suprabasal layers proximal to Bb cells and express K5/K17, correlating with a network of densely bundled filaments. These prominent bundles are missing in K17-null mice, which lack vibrissa. Atypically, both the Bb and Bs1 keratinocytes lack K14 expression. These findings show heterogeneity within the hair follicle stem cell repository, establish that a subset of slow-cycling cells are suprabasal in location, and point to a special role for K5/K17 filaments in a newly defined subset of stem cells. Our results are discussed in the context of long-term survival of engineered tissues after grafting that requires the presence of stem cells.—Larouche, D., Tong, X., Fradette, J., Coulombe, P. A., Germain, L. Vibrissa hair bulge houses two populations of skin epithelial stem cells distinct by their keratin profile. Key Words: intermediate filaments • tissue engineering • transmission electron microscopy • rodent
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Vibrissa hair bulge houses two populations of skin epithelial stem cells distinct by their keratin profile
Larouche, Danielle; Tong, Xuemei; Fradette, Julie; Coulombe, Pierre A.; Germain, Lucie
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, Volume 22 (5): 1404
Fed of American Socs for Experimental Biology – May 1, 2008
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