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Effects of DKK1 on gene expression on keratinocytes

ABSTRACT: Dickkopf 1 (DKK1), which is expressed at high mRNA levels by fibroblasts in the dermis of human skin on the palms and soles, inhibits the function and proliferation of melanocytes in the epidermis of those areas via the suppression of beta-catenin and microphthalmia-associated transcriptor factor (MITF). In this study, we report that treatment of keratinocytes with DKK1 increases their proliferation and decreases their uptake of melanin, and that treatment of reconstructed skin with DKK1 induces a thicker and less pigmented epidermis. We investigated the effects of DKK1 on keratinocytes using DNA microarray technology. Keywords: compound treatment design

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE9211 | GEO | 2007/12/31

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA102797

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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