ADAM17 variant causes hair loss via ubiquitin ligase TRIM47-mediated degradation.

Hypotrichosis is a genetic disorder characterized by a diffuse and progressive loss of scalp and/or body hair. Nonetheless, the causative genes for several affected individuals remain elusive, and the underlying mechanisms have yet to be fully elucidated. Here, we discovered a dominant variant in a disintegrin and a metalloproteinase domain ...
17 (ADAM17) gene caused hypotrichosis with woolly hair. Adam17 (p.D647N) knockin mice mimicked the hair abnormality in patients. ADAM17 (p.D647N) mutation led to hair follicle stem cell (HFSC) exhaustion and caused abnormal hair follicles, ultimately resulting in alopecia. Mechanistic studies revealed that ADAM17 binds directly to E3 ubiquitin ligase tripartite motif-containing protein 47 (TRIM47). ADAM17 variant enhanced the association between ADAM17 and TRIM47, leading to an increase in ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of ADAM17 protein. Furthermore, reduced ADAM17 protein expression affected the Notch signaling pathway, impairing the activation, proliferation, and differentiation of HFSCs during hair follicle regeneration. Overexpression of Notch intracellular domain rescued the reduced proliferation ability caused by Adam17 variant in primary fibroblast cells.
Mesh Terms:
ADAM17 Protein, Alopecia, Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Fibroblasts, Gene Knock-In Techniques, Hair Follicle, Humans, Male, Mice, Mutation, Proteolysis, Receptors, Notch, Signal Transduction, Tripartite Motif Proteins, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination
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Date: May. 21, 2024
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