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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Noggin overexpression inhibits eyelid opening by altering epidermal apoptosis and differentiation.

Sharov, A.A., Weiner, L., Sharova, T.Y., Siebenhaar, F., Atoyan, R., Reginato, A.M., McNamara, C.A., Funa, K., Gilchrest, B.A., Brissette, J.L., Botchkarev, Vladimir A. January 2003 (has links)
No / Contact of developing sensory organs with the external environment is established via the formation of openings in the skin. During eye development, eyelids first grow, fuse and finally reopen, thus providing access for visual information to the retina. Here, we show that eyelid opening is strongly inhibited in transgenic mice overexpressing the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonist noggin from the keratin 5 (K5) promoter in the epidermis. In wild-type mice, enhanced expression of the kinase-inactive form of BMPR-IB mediated by an adenovirus vector also inhibits eyelid opening. Noggin overexpression leads to reduction of apoptosis and retardation of cell differentiation in the eyelid epithelium, which is associated with downregulation of expression of the apoptotic receptors (Fas, p55 kDa TNFR), Id3 protein and keratinocyte differentiation markers (loricrin, involucrin). BMP-4, but not EGF or TGF-, accelerates opening of the eyelid explants isolated from K5-Noggin transgenic mice when cultured ex vivo. These data suggest that the BMP signaling pathway plays an important role in regulation of genetic programs of eyelid opening and skin remodeling during the final steps of eye morphogenesis.
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Loricrin-Keratoderma

Gedicke, Malenka Mona 03 March 2006 (has links)
Thema dieser Arbeit war die klinische sowie molekulargenetische Analyse einer Familie mit der Verdachtsdiagnose autosomal dominante lamelläre Ichthyose (ADLI). Mit direkter Sequenzierung des Loricrin-Gens (LOR) wurde die Mutation 730insG identifiziert und die Diagnose Loricrin-Keratoderma gestellt. Durch Analyse weiterer Patienten wurde gezeigt, dass ADLI keine Loricrin-Keratoderma darstellt. Nach eingehender klinischer Untersuchung und Literaturanalyse konnten für die hier beschriebene Entität folgende Merkmale definiert werden: Als Hauptmerkmale eine honigwabenförmige Palmoplantarkeratose sowie eine leichte Ichthyose, als Nebenmerkmale Pseudoainhums, Autoamputationen, Kollodiumbaby, prominente Fingerknöchel sowie Hyperkeratosen an Knien und Ellenbögen. Die genetisch als Loricrin-Keratoderma charakterisierte Verhornungsstörung in der beschriebenen Familie sollte nunmehr klinisch als honigwabenförmige Palmoplantarkeratose mit Ichthyose bezeichnet werden. Zur Standarddiagnostik von Loricrin-Keratoderma wurde die direkte Sequenzierung von LOR auf DNA-Basis etabliert. Die Mutation 730insG resultiert in einer neuen argininreichen Domäne und einer Verlängerung des Proteins um 22 Aminosäuren. Eine Expressionsanalyse mittels Pyrosequenzierung zeigte eine gleichwertige Expression des mutierten und des Wildtyp-Allels. Dies unterstützt die „gain-of-function“-Theorie für das veränderte Loricrin und stützt die Aussage des für Loricrin-Keratoderma existierenden transgenen Mausmodells. / The main focus of this thesis was the clinical and genetic analysis of a family referred to us with the diagnosis of autosomal dominant lamellar ichthyosis (ADLI). Through direct sequencing of the loricrin gene (LOR) the mutation 730insG was identified and the family was diagnosed as having loricrin keratoderma. By sequencing further patients it was shown that ADLI is not a loricrin keratoderma. Based on refined clinical examination and analysis of the literature the following criteria could be defined for the entity seen: Compulsory features are honeycomb-like palmoplantar keratoderma and ichthyosis, optional features are pseudoainhums, autoamputations, collodion baby, prominent knuckle pads as well as hyperkeratotic lesions on knees and elbows. Therefore the disorder of keratinisation of the family described here genetically characterised as loricrin keratoderma should be clinically termed “honeycomb-like palmoplantar keradoderma with ichthyosis”. To molecularly diagnose loricrin keratoderma direct sequencing of LOR with DNA samples was established. The mutation 730insG results in a new arginine rich domain and an elongation of the protein by 22 residues. Expression analysis showed an equal expression of mutant and wild-type allele. This underlined the “gain-of-function” theory of the modified loricrin and supported the findings in the transgenic mouse model for loricrin keratoderma.

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