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Query: EC:3.1.4.3 (phospholipase C)
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To elucidate the signaling mechanisms associated with keratinocyte differentiation, we studied in vitro phospholipase C-mediated signal transduction, which results in the generation of inositol phosphates, comparing proliferating versus differentiated HaCaT cells, a human keratinocyte line. Bradykinin- or A23187-induced formation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, inositol 1,4-bisphosphate, and inositol monophosphates, as determined by anion exchange high performance liquid chromatography, were found to be highest in the early logarithmic growth phase of the cells. In more highly differentiated HaCaT cells, which expressed maximal amounts of the differentiation marker involucrin, inositol phosphate formation was reduced to about one third of that in proliferating cells. Thin layer chromatography of membrane phosphatidylinositol phosphates revealed that this reduction was associated with a steady decrease in phospholipase C substrates. Immunoblot analysis of phospholipase C isozymes, however, and of expression of Gq alpha, the G protein subunit that activates phospholipase C beta, revealed no decrease during the differentiation phase. The results suggest that the inositol-phospholipid signal transduction pathway is involved in keratinocyte proliferation and in the induction of differentiation, with attenuated signal transduction activity via phospholipase C-coupled receptors in more differentiated keratinocytes.
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PMID:Phospholipase C-mediated signaling is altered during HaCaT cell proliferation and differentiation. 912 27

Phospholipase C-gamma1 is the most abundant member of the phospholipase C family in keratinocytes and is induced by calcium. Phospholipase C-gamma1, therefore, may be involved in the signal transduction system leading to calcium regulation of keratinocyte differentiation. To test this hypothesis, expression of phospholipase C-gamma1 in human keratinocytes was blocked by transfecting cells with the antisense human phospholipase C-gamma1 cDNA construct. These cells demonstrated a dramatic reduction in phospholipase C-gamma1 protein level compared with the empty vector-transfected cells and a marked reduction in the mRNA and protein levels of the differentiation markers involucrin and transglutaminase following administration of calcium. Similarly, cotransfection of antisense phospholipase C-gamma1 constructs with a luciferase reporter vector containing involucrin or transglutaminase promoters led to a substantial reduction in calcium-stimulated involucrin and transglutaminase promoter activities. Similar results were seen following treatment with a specific phospholipase C inhibitor U73122. To determine whether phospholipase C-gamma1 regulated differentiation by controlling intracellular calcium, we examined the ability of antisense phospholipase C-gamma1 to block the calcium-induced rise in intracellular calcium and found that it could. These findings indicate that phospholipase C-gamma1 is a critical component of the signaling pathway mediating calcium regulation of keratinocyte differentiation via its mobilization of intracellular calcium.
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PMID:Phospholipase C-gamma1 is required for calcium-induced keratinocyte differentiation. 1040 Jun 67

Phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1) is the most abundant member of the phospholipase C family expressed in human keratinocytes. PLC-gamma1 is induced by 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)) in normal keratinocytes via a DR6-type vitamin D responsive element. This regulation is not observed in transformed keratinocytes. The role of PLC-gamma1 in mediating 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) and calcium-regulated differentiation was then tested. Both specific PLC inhibitors and antisense constructs which selectively block PLC-gamma1 production prevented 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) and calcium from inducing markers of differentiation such as involucrin and transglutaminase. These studies demonstrate that PLC-gamma1 induction by 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) is critical to the ability of this hormone to regulate keratinocyte differentiation.
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PMID:The role of phospholipase C-gamma1 in 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) regulated keratinocyte differentiation. 1117 42

Keratinocytes produce vitamin D3 and convert it to the most active form, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, which regulates keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. Phospholipase C-gamma1 is the most abundant member of the phospholipase C family in keratinocytes and is induced by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Therefore, phospholipase C-gamma1 might be important in the signaling pathway mediating 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D3-induced keratinocyte differentiation. To test this hypothesis, phospholipase C-gamma1 expression in human keratinocytes was reduced by transfecting the cells with an antisense phospholipase C-gamma1 construct and then evaluating the response of the keratinocyte differentiation markers involucrin and transglutaminase to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. The results showed that involucrin and transglutaminase protein and mRNA levels were markedly reduced in keratinocytes transfected by the antisense phospholipase C-gamma1 construct. Cotransfection of keratinocytes with the involucrin or transglutaminase promoter construct and the antisense phospholipase C-gamma1 construct showed decreased involucrin or transglutaminase promoter activity in response to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. To further investigate the mechanism by which phospholipase C-gamma1 regulates keratinocyte differentiation, the calcium and inositol triphosphate levels in keratinocytes transfected by the antisense phospholipase C-gamma1 construct were measured following 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 administration. The increase in keratinocyte intracellular free calcium and inositol triphosphate levels following 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 administration were markedly reduced by the transfection of the antisense phospholipase C-gamma1 construct. These studies indicate that phospholipase C-gamma1 plays a critical role in the signal transduction pathway mediating 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D3-induced keratinocyte differentiation at least in part by mediating the increase in inositol triphosphate production and intracellular calcium mobilization following 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 administration.
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PMID:Inhibition of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D-induced keratinocyte differentiation by blocking the expression of phospholipase C-gamma1. 1171 Sep 40

1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)(2)D) regulates the differentiation of keratinocytes. 1,25(OH)(2)D raises intracellular free calcium (Cai) as a necessary early step toward stimulating differentiation. 1,25(OH)(2)D induces the calcium sensing receptor (CaR) in keratinocytes and enhances the calcium response of these cells. Activation of the CaR by calcium increases intracellular free calcium by a mechanism involving phospholipase C (PLC) cleavage of phosphatidylinositolbisphosphate into inositoltrisphosphate (IP(3)) and diacylglycerol (DG). 1,25(OH)(2)D induces the family of PLCs. PLC-gamma1 has a DR6 VDRE in its promoter which binds and is activated by VDR/RAR rather than VDR/RXR. The involucrin gene, which encodes a critical component of the cornified envelope, contains a DR3 VDRE in its promoter that acts in conjunction with a nearby AP-1 site. The sequential regulation of these genes is critical for the differentiation process. In undifferentiated keratinocytes, the VDR binds preferentially to the DRIP complex of coactivators. However, with differentiation DRIP 205 is no longer produced, and the VDR switches partners to the SRC family (SRC2 and 3). These studies suggest that at least part of the sequential activation of genes required during keratinocyte differentiation is regulated by the change (availability) of these different coactivator complexes.
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PMID:Vitamin D regulated keratinocyte differentiation: role of coactivators. 1252 May 29

Serial subculture of primary normal human oral keratinocytes (NHOKs) to the post-mitotic stage induces terminal differentiation, which is in part linked to elevated levels of phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma1. Therefore, PLC-gamma1 may be involved in the signal transduction system that leads to the calcium regulation of subculture-induced keratinocyte differentiation. To test this hypothesis, the expression of PLC-gamma1 in primary NHOKs was blocked by transfecting cells with the antisense PLC-gamma1 cDNA construct. These cells demonstrated dramatic reductions in PLC-gamma1 protein and in the differentiation markers involucrin and transglutaminase following calcium exposure and an increase (15-20%) in in vitro life span versus empty vector-transfected cells. In addition, we established the ability of antisense PLC-gamma1 to block the serial subculture-induced rise in intracellular calcium. Similar observations were made following treatment with the specific PLC inhibitor U73122. These results indicate that the terminal differentiation of NHOKs by serial subculture is associated with PLC-gamma1, which mediates calcium regulation by mobilizing intracellular calcium.
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PMID:Phospholipase C-gamma1 is required for subculture-induced terminal differentiation of normal human oral keratinocytes. 1263 3

Previously we documented that human epidermis exclusively expresses corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRH-R1). To define the role of CRH in the epidermis, we investigated its effects on differentiation of normal human adult epidermal keratinocytes. Thus, CRH inhibited proliferation in a dose dependent fashion and significantly decreased Ki-67 antigen expression. This effect was independent of either the presence or the absence of growth factors in the medium. Flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that CRH inhibited the transition from G0/1 to S phase of the cell cycle, which was accompanied by an increased expression of cdk inhibitor p16 (Ink4a) protein. The antiproliferative effect was attenuated by protein kinase C inhibitor (GF109203X) but not by H89 (protein kinase A inhibitor), PD98059, or SB203580 (MAP kinase inhibitors). The cell cycle withdrawal was associated with the induction of keratinocyte differentiation. Thus, CRH stimulated the expression of cytokeratin 1 and involucrin, and inhibited cytokeratin 14 on both mRNA and protein levels. It also increased cell granularity and cell size. Furthermore, CRH induced signal transduction cascade that included stimulation of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate, which was time and dose dependent. CRH also increased activator protein-1 DNA binding activity with JunD identified as the most important element. Thus, activation of CRH-R1 induces a non-random and sequential signal transduction cascade governing both keratinocyte differentiation and the inhibition of cell proliferation through G0/1 arrest. We propose that this program, triggered by CRH interaction with CRH-R1, includes induction of a transduction pathway involving the sequential activation of phospholipase C, protein kinase C, activator protein-1 (including Jun D), and p16.
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PMID:Corticotropin-releasing hormone induces keratinocyte differentiation in the adult human epidermis. 1546 47

We have previously demonstrated that phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma1 is required for calcium-induced human keratinocyte differentiation. In the present study, we investigated whether the activation of PLC-gamma1 by nonreceptor kinases such as src and fyn plays a role in mediating this process. Our results showed that the combination of dominant negative src and fyn blocked calcium-stimulated PLC-gamma1 activity and human keratinocyte differentiation, whereas each separately has little effect. However, unlike the activation of PLC-gamma1 by epidermal growth factor, calcium-induced activation of PLC-gamma1 was not a result of direct tyrosine phosphorylation. Therefore, we examined an alternative mechanism, in particular phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate (PIP3) formed as a product of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) activity. PIP3 binds to and activates PLC-gamma1. The combination of dominant negative src and fyn blocked calcium-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of the regulatory subunit of PI3K, p85alpha, and the activity of the catalytic subunit of PI3K. PI3K inhibitors blocked calcium activation of PLC-gamma1 as well as the induction of keratinocyte differentiation markers involucrin and transglutaminase. These data indicate that calcium activates PLC-gamma1 via increased PIP3 formation mediated by c-src- and fyn-activated PI3K. This activation is required for calcium-induced human keratinocyte differentiation.
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PMID:Calcium-induced human keratinocyte differentiation requires src- and fyn-mediated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent activation of phospholipase C-gamma1. 1587 86

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) and its ligand 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] are required for normal keratinocyte differentiation. Both the epidermis and the hair follicle are disrupted in VDR-null mice. Hairless (Hr), a presumptive transcription factor with no known ligand, when mutated, disrupts hair follicle cycling similar to the effects of VDR mutations. Hr, like VDR, is found in the nuclei of keratinocytes in both epidermis and hair follicle. To investigate the potential interaction between Hr and VDR on keratinocyte differentiation, we examined the effect of Hr expression on vitamin D-responsive genes in normal human keratinocytes. Inhibition of Hr expression in keratinocytes potentiated the induction of vitamin D-responsive genes, including involucrin, transglutaminase, phospholipase C-gamma1, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D-24-hydroxylase (24-hydroxylase) by 1,25(OH)2D3. Overexpression of Hr in human keratinocytes suppressed the induction of these vitamin D-responsive genes by 1,25(OH)2D3. Coimmunoprecipitation, DNA mobility shift assays, and chromatin immunoprecipitation revealed that Hr binds to VDR in human keratinocytes. Hr binding to the VDR was eliminated by 1,25(OH)2D3, which recruited the coactivator vitamin D receptor-interacting protein 205 (DRIP205) to the VDR/vitamin D response element complex. These data indicate that Hr functions as a corepressor of VDR to block 1,25(OH)2D3 action on keratinocytes.
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PMID:Hairless suppresses vitamin D receptor transactivation in human keratinocytes. 1626 53

Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a bioactive sphingolipid metabolite, regulates multiple cellular responses such as Ca(2+) signaling, growth, survival, and differentiation. Because sphingosine kinase (SphK) is the enzyme directly responsible for production of S1P, many factors have been identified that regulate its activity and subsequent S1P levels. Here we synthesized a previously unidentified SphK activator, K6PC-5, and have studied its effects on intracellular Ca(2+) signaling in HaCaT cells and epidermal differentiation in murine skin. K6PC-5, a hydrophobic compound chemically named N-(1,3-dihydroxyisopropyl)-2-hexyl-3-oxo-decanamide, activated SphK (obtained from C57BL/6 murine blood and F9-12 cell lysates) in a dose-dependent manner. K6PC-5 induced both intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) oscillations in HaCaT cells and Ca(2+) mobilization in hairless mouse epidermis. Both dimethylsphingosine (DMS) and dihydroxysphingosine (DHS), SphK inhibitors, and transfection of SphK1-siRNA blocked K6PC-5-induced increases in [Ca(2+)](i). The K6PC-5-induced [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations were dependent on thapsigargin-sensitive Ca(2+) stores and Ca(2+) entry, but independent of the classical phospholipase C-mediated pathway. In addition, K6PC-5 enhanced the expression of involucrin and filaggrin, specific differentiation-associated marker proteins in HaCaT cells, whereas transfection of SphK1-siRNA blocked the increase of involucrin. Topical K6PC-5 also enhanced the expression of involucrin, loricrin, filaggrin, and keratin 5 in intact murine epidermis. Finally, topical K6PC-5 inhibited epidermal hyperplasia by exerting antiproliferative effects on keratinocytes in murine epidermis. These results suggest that K6PC-5 acts to regulate both differentiation and proliferation of keratinocytes via [Ca(2+)](i) responses through S1P production. Thus, regulation of S1P levels may represent a novel approach for treatment of skin disorders characterized by abnormal differentiation and proliferation, such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
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PMID:K6PC-5, a direct activator of sphingosine kinase 1, promotes epidermal differentiation through intracellular Ca2+ signaling. 1838 62


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