TY - JOUR
T1 - LEDGF/DFS70, a major autoantigen of atopic dermatitis, is a component of keratohyalin granules
AU - Sugiura, Kazumitsu
AU - Muro, Yoshinao
AU - Nishizawa, Yuji
AU - Okamoto, Miyako
AU - Shinohara, Toshimichi
AU - Tomita, Yasushi
AU - Usukura, Jiro
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr K. Sugiura was supported by Grants 16790635 and 18790783, and Dr Y. Muro was supported by Grant 15591174, from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
PY - 2007/1/27
Y1 - 2007/1/27
N2 - Lens epithelium-derived growth factor/dense fine speckles 70 kDa protein (LEDGF/DFS70) is a transcriptional cofactor, a transcriptional activator, survival factor, and HIV-1 transporter. It is also a major autoantigen in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), because autoantibodies to this protein are found in approximately 30% of AD patients. To better understand the role of autoantibodies and autoantigens in the pathogenesis of AD, we examined the distribution of LEDGF/DFS70 in the epidermis of normal human skin by light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry. Increased amounts of LEDGF/DFS70 were located in the nuclei of cells in the basal layer, whereas the cytoplasm of cells in the granular layer stained for LEDGF/DFS70 by light microscopy. Using immunoelectron microscopy, we observed the accumulation of LEDGF/DFS70 in keratohyalin granules (KGs) in the cytoplasm of cells in the granular layer. In addition, Ig heavy chain-binding protein/glucose-regulated protein, 78-kDa (Bip/GRP78), a stress sensing protein in the endoplasmic reticulum, colocalized with LEDGF/DFS70 in the KGs. These results suggest that LEDGF/DFS70 is predominantly located in the nucleus of the basal epidermal cells and translocates into the cytoplasm during differentiation. Once in the cytoplasm, LEDGF/DFS70 accumulates in the KGs in the granular layer. Finally, LEDGF/DFS70, a "nuclear" autoantigen in AD, may play a functional role in the KGs.
AB - Lens epithelium-derived growth factor/dense fine speckles 70 kDa protein (LEDGF/DFS70) is a transcriptional cofactor, a transcriptional activator, survival factor, and HIV-1 transporter. It is also a major autoantigen in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), because autoantibodies to this protein are found in approximately 30% of AD patients. To better understand the role of autoantibodies and autoantigens in the pathogenesis of AD, we examined the distribution of LEDGF/DFS70 in the epidermis of normal human skin by light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry. Increased amounts of LEDGF/DFS70 were located in the nuclei of cells in the basal layer, whereas the cytoplasm of cells in the granular layer stained for LEDGF/DFS70 by light microscopy. Using immunoelectron microscopy, we observed the accumulation of LEDGF/DFS70 in keratohyalin granules (KGs) in the cytoplasm of cells in the granular layer. In addition, Ig heavy chain-binding protein/glucose-regulated protein, 78-kDa (Bip/GRP78), a stress sensing protein in the endoplasmic reticulum, colocalized with LEDGF/DFS70 in the KGs. These results suggest that LEDGF/DFS70 is predominantly located in the nucleus of the basal epidermal cells and translocates into the cytoplasm during differentiation. Once in the cytoplasm, LEDGF/DFS70 accumulates in the KGs in the granular layer. Finally, LEDGF/DFS70, a "nuclear" autoantigen in AD, may play a functional role in the KGs.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.jid.5700487
DO - 10.1038/sj.jid.5700487
M3 - Article
C2 - 16858421
AN - SCOPUS:33845757502
SN - 0022-202X
VL - 127
SP - 75
EP - 80
JO - Journal of Investigative Dermatology
JF - Journal of Investigative Dermatology
IS - 1
ER -
