Limbal BCAM expression identifies a proliferative progenitor population capable of holoclone formation and corneal differentiation
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Limbal BCAM expression identifies a proliferative progenitor population capable of holoclone formation and corneal differentiation. / Sasamoto, Yuzuru; Lee, Catherine A A; Wilson, Brian J; Buerger, Florian; Martin, Gabrielle; Mishra, Ananda; Kiritoshi, Shoko; Tran, Johnathan; Gonzalez, Gabriel; Hildebrandt, Friedhelm; Jo, Vickie Y; Lian, Christine G; Murphy, George F; Ksander, Bruce R; Frank, Markus H; Frank, Natasha Y.
in: CELL REP, Jahrgang 40, Nr. 6, 09.08.2022, S. 111166.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Limbal BCAM expression identifies a proliferative progenitor population capable of holoclone formation and corneal differentiation
AU - Sasamoto, Yuzuru
AU - Lee, Catherine A A
AU - Wilson, Brian J
AU - Buerger, Florian
AU - Martin, Gabrielle
AU - Mishra, Ananda
AU - Kiritoshi, Shoko
AU - Tran, Johnathan
AU - Gonzalez, Gabriel
AU - Hildebrandt, Friedhelm
AU - Jo, Vickie Y
AU - Lian, Christine G
AU - Murphy, George F
AU - Ksander, Bruce R
AU - Frank, Markus H
AU - Frank, Natasha Y
N1 - Published by Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2022/8/9
Y1 - 2022/8/9
N2 - The corneal epithelium is renowned for high regenerative potential, which is dependent on the coordinated function of its diverse progenitor subpopulations. However, the molecular pathways governing corneal epithelial progenitor differentiation are incompletely understood. Here, we identify a highly proliferative limbal epithelial progenitor subpopulation characterized by expression of basal cell adhesion molecule (BCAM) that is capable of holocone formation and corneal epithelial sheet generation. BCAM-positive cells can be found among ABCB5-positive limbal stem cells (LSCs) as well as among ABCB5-negative limbal epithelial cell populations. Mechanistically, we show that BCAM is functionally required for cellular migration and differentiation and that its expression is regulated by the transcription factor p63. In aggregate, our study identifies limbal BCAM expression as a marker of highly proliferative corneal epithelial progenitor cells and defines the role of BCAM as a critical molecular mediator of corneal epithelial differentiation.
AB - The corneal epithelium is renowned for high regenerative potential, which is dependent on the coordinated function of its diverse progenitor subpopulations. However, the molecular pathways governing corneal epithelial progenitor differentiation are incompletely understood. Here, we identify a highly proliferative limbal epithelial progenitor subpopulation characterized by expression of basal cell adhesion molecule (BCAM) that is capable of holocone formation and corneal epithelial sheet generation. BCAM-positive cells can be found among ABCB5-positive limbal stem cells (LSCs) as well as among ABCB5-negative limbal epithelial cell populations. Mechanistically, we show that BCAM is functionally required for cellular migration and differentiation and that its expression is regulated by the transcription factor p63. In aggregate, our study identifies limbal BCAM expression as a marker of highly proliferative corneal epithelial progenitor cells and defines the role of BCAM as a critical molecular mediator of corneal epithelial differentiation.
KW - Cell Differentiation
KW - Cells, Cultured
KW - Cornea
KW - Epithelial Cells/metabolism
KW - Epithelium, Corneal
KW - Limbus Corneae/metabolism
KW - Stem Cells/metabolism
U2 - 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111166
DO - 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111166
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 35947947
VL - 40
SP - 111166
JO - CELL REP
JF - CELL REP
SN - 2211-1247
IS - 6
ER -