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Activation of G-Protein Coupled Receptor-Gαi Signaling Increases Keratinocyte Proliferation and Reduces Differentiation, Leading to Epidermal Hyperplasia.


ABSTRACT: G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and their associated heterotrimeric G proteins impinge on pathways that control epithelial cell self-renewal and differentiation. Although it is known that Gαs protein signaling regulates skin homeostasis in vivo, the role of GPCR-coupled Gαi proteins in the skin is unclear. Here, by using a chemogenetic approach, we demonstrate that GPCR-Gαi activation can regulate keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation and that overactivation of Gαi-signaling in the basal compartment of the mouse skin can lead to epidermal hyperplasia. Our results expand our understanding of the role of GPCR-cAMP signaling in skin homeostasis and reveal overlapping and divergent roles of the cAMP-regulating heterotrimeric Gαs and Gαi proteins in keratinocytes.

SUBMITTER: Pedro MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7202966 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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