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Kératinocyte

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Les kératinocytes sont des cellules constituant 85 % de la couche superficielle de la peau (épiderme) et des phanères (ongles, cheveux, poils, plumes, écailles). Ils synthétisent la kératine (kératinisation), une protéine fibreuse et insoluble dans l'eau, qui assure à la peau sa propriété d'imperméabilité et de protection extérieure. L'épiderme est divisé en 5 couches basées sur la morphologie des kératinocytes (de l'intérieur vers l'extérieur) :

stratum germinativum (couche basale à la jonction avec le derme)

stratum spinosum

stratum granulosum

stratum lucidum

stratum corneum

Les kératinocytes passent progressivement de la couche basale vers les couches supérieures par différenciation cellulaire jusqu'au stratum corneum où ils forment une couche de cellules mortes nommées squames, par mort cellulaire (différente de l'apoptose). Cette couche constitue une barrière de protection et réduit la perte d'eau de l'organisme. Les kératinocytes sont en perpétuel renouvellement. Il

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On the replication of adeno-associated virus in the presence or absence of viral helper functions

Anika Ekrut

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a small non-enveloped virus and as a member of the parvovirus family, it contains a single stranded DNA genome. AAV's life cycle in vitro is strongly dependent not only on cellular factors but also on helper functions provided by other viruses, for example adenovirus, herpes virus and, to a certain extent, papillomavirus (HPV). Although AAVs are wide spread throughout the human population, no disease is yet associated with them. Accordingly, AAV became attractive as a vector for gene therapy studies, but even though the virus is well studied in vitro and now used in clinical trials as a vector, not much is known about AAV infection in vivo. AAV was initially isolated from humans together with its helper adenovirus. However, adenovirus-independent replication of AAV has been reported for a number of cellular situations, including differentiating keratinocytes with or without the presence of HPV, and in cells with an activated DNA damage response due to genotoxic agents. In the work reported here we have undertaken a systematic study of these alternative helper activities with a view to evaluating their contribution to natural infections by AAV. We used three different systems of cultured keratinocytes and showed that in each case in vitro differentiation was achieved. In two of these, the cells were from HPV-induced lesions. We found that AAV replicates efficiently in differentiating monolayer foreskin keratinocytes in the presence but not in the absence of adenovirus. Likewise naturally HPV-infected cervical keratinocytes only support the full life cycle of AAV if adenovirus is present. Even though HPV can provide certain helper functions, it is less efficient as a helper than adenovirus. We also exploited osteosarcoma cells, which are particularly well infected by AAV. Our results indicate that U2OS osteosarcoma cells are semi-permissive for AAV growth. Induction of a DNA damage response in these cells, or in HPV-containing keratinocytes, stimulates AAV genome amplification. Although AAV replication in the absence of helper virus can readily be demonstrated, this is either at a relatively low level or limited to part of the AAV growth cycle. We conclude that although these alternative helper systems can contribute to the natural history of AAV, the presence of an efficient helper virus seems likely to be needed for AAV to persist in the human population.

EPFL2009

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Adult stem cells are characterized by their unique ability to self-renew and give rise to a progeny of specialized/differentiated cells. Therefore, they have a remarkable potential for regenerative medicine. However, the use of adult stem cells is restrained by several obstacles such as limited in vitro amplification and uncontrolled differentiation. Adult stem cells reside in tightly regulated microenvironments termed “niches”. The niche is composed of nursing cells, extracellular matrix and a variety of signalling factors that dynamically regulate stem cell behaviour. Consequently, recapitulating the niche in vitro is fundamental in manipulating adult stem cells. In recent years, the physicochemical microenvironment of the niche (e.g. temperature, pH, oxygen tension) has proven to be as important as classical signalling pathways for the regulation of stem cell fate. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to understand the influence of temperature variations on human epidermal stem cell behaviour. This effort has been accomplished in three main directions. First, we have contributed to the development of two different telemetric temperature sensors that precisely measure and record temperature in vivo and in vitro. These sensors have allowed us to demonstrate that epidermal keratinocytes are continuously subjected to small physiological temperature variations (3 ± 2oC) in vivo. Then, we have engineered a device that allows a tight and dynamic control of temperature while simultaneously providing real-time imaging of cultured human epidermal stem cells. It is shown that temperature variations of 1oC are not trivial, since they significantly affect human epidermal stem cell growth and proliferation. Second, we have shown that human keratinocytes sense temperature by means of temperature-sensitive calcium channels termed thermoTRPs (Transient Receptor Potential). Consequently, we have monitored intracellular calcium concentrations to evaluate the reaction of epidermal stem cells to thermal or chemical stimulations. The strongest calcium influxes have been observed after temperature drops (from 37 to 32oC) suggesting that human keratinocytes are particularly sensitive to temperature decreases. Furthermore, we have demonstrated the importance of these channels for keratinocyte viability by silencing a thermoTRP channel (i.e. TRPV3) using lentiviral delivery of shRNA. Third, we have demonstrated that thermal signals affecting keratinocytes are integrated through the mTOR (mammalian Target Of Rapamycin) signalling pathway, since cool stimuli (32oC) decreased mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) kinase activity. Culture at 32oC and 100nm rapamycin treatment affected growth and proliferation of human keratinocyte stem cells similarly, further stressing the inhibitory effects of cool temperatures on mTORC1. We also have observed that inhibition of mTORC1 induced nuclear translocation of mTOR, suggesting a putative transcriptional role for mTOR. To conclude, we have established that prolonged inhibition of mTORC1 favours an apparent maintenance of the stem cell phenotype by reducing clonal conversion, without however stopping stem cell aging. Altogether, our results demonstrate that thermoTRPs are wired to the mTOR signalling in human epidermal stem cells. Furthermore, our work thoroughly supports the hypothesis that temperature is a significant actor of the epidermal stem cell niche as it can directly affect stem cell behaviour.

EPFL2013

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Asymmetric Cell Division in the Skin

Wan-Hung Fan

An asymmetric cell division (ACD) is defined as a division that gives rise to two daughter cells with different fates. It is the most common type of division during development. Analogous to Drosophila neuroblasts, proteins involved in ACD such as Insc and LGN are found to be asymmetrically localized during perpendicular cell divisions in mammalian skin, suggesting that the cutaneous tissue homeostasis may be controlled by using similar mechanisms. Most cell divisions in the basal layer of the skin are perpendicular to the basal membrane (BM), but when a skin tumor is formed, most cell divisions would become parallel to the BM. Previous studies in our lab have shown that regressing skin tumor caused by β-catenin depletion have increased perpendicular cell divisions accompanied by reduced stem cell numbers and enhanced mTrim2 expression. Furthermore, induced expression of mTRIM2 in skin tumors led to tumor regression. Taken together, this suggests that progenitor cells in the basal layer of the epidermis may use vertical ACDs to maintain progenitor cell number while using horizontal SCDs to expand progenitor cell number and mTrim2 may function as a cell fate determinant in skin. To validate the hypothesis that vertical divisions of basal keratinocytes to the BM are ACDs, I utilized light sheet based fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) to perform the time lapse recording of murine embryonic skin development between E14.5 and E17.5 and to monitor individual dividing cells and to track their fates after division. For visualizing the dividing cells, protein localization and differentiating cells, I have generated several transgenic mouse lines and combined them together. My study showed that ACD of basal keratinocytes can be either vertical or horizontal to the BM and divisions in the suprabasal layer can be both ACDs and SCDs. To study the potential function of mTRIMs in skin, I generated the knock-out (KO) mice. Neither mTrim2 KO, mTrim3 KO or mTrim32 KO mice showed any phenotype in skin, therefore I combined these mice to generate mTrim2/3 double KO and mTrim2/3/32 triple KO mice. Still, no skin phenotype was observed in these mice, indicating that mTrim2/3/32 might not function as a cell fate determinant in skin.

EPFL2012

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Asymmetric Cell Division in the Skin

Wan-Hung Fan

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On the replication of adeno-associated virus in the presence or absence of viral helper functions

Anika Ekrut

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