| Project/Area Number |
24659525
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Dermatology
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| Research Institution | Hamamatsu University School of Medicine |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HIRAKAWA Satoshi 浜松医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (50419511)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SAKAVE Jun-ichi 浜松医科大学, 医学部, 特任助教 (30631494)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Keywords | 皮膚生理学 / フィラグリン / 角層 / バリア / カリクレイン / 角化細胞 / 皮膚バリア / アトピー性皮膚炎 / プロフィラグリン |
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| Research Abstract |
Filaggrin contributes to the formation of the human skin barrier. Profilaggrin is cleaved by proteolytic enzymes and converted to functional filaggrin, but its processing mechanism remains not fully elucidated. Kallikrein-related peptidase 5 (KLK5) is a major serine protease found in the skin. We searched for profilaggrin-processing protease(s) by partial purification of epidermal extracts and found KLK5 as a possible candidate. We used HPLC coupled with mass spectrometry to show that KLK5 cleaves profilaggrin. KLK5 also cleaved fusion protein containing liker of profilaggrin. Furthermore, based on a proximity ligation assay, immunohistochemistry, and immunoelectron microscopy analysis, we reveal that KLK5 and profilaggrin co-localize in the stratum granulosum in human epidermis. KLK5 knockdown in normal cultured human epidermal keratinocytes resulted in higher levels of profilaggrin, indicating that KLK5 potentially functions in profilaggrin cleavage.
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