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  • Title: Involvement of p27(KIP1) degradation by Skp2 in the regulation of proliferation in response to wounding of corneal epithelium.
    Author: Yoshida K, Nakayama K, Nagahama H, Harada T, Harada C, Imaki J, Matsuda A, Yamamoto K, Ito M, Ohno S, Nakayama K.
    Journal: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci; 2002 Feb; 43(2):364-70. PubMed ID: 11818378.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To examine the expression of the p27(KIP1)in the normal and epithelial-scraped cornea and whether degradation of p27(KIP1)by Skp2 is involved in the regulation of cell proliferation in response to wounding of the corneal epithelium. METHODS: C57Bl6, p27(KIP1-/-), Skp2(-/-), and Skp2(-/-)/p27(KIP1-/-) double-knockout mice were examined. Normal and epithelial-scraped corneas were analyzed by immunocytochemistry using anti-p27(KIP1) antibody. Cells in the S phase of DNA synthesis were analyzed by immunocytochemistry using anti-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) antibody. RESULTS: The p27(KIP1) was expressed in basal cells of the central and peripheral region of the cornea and limbus. This expression was not detected 24 hours after the epithelial scraping, when there were many cells in the S phase of DNA synthesis in the corneal epithelium. There were no obvious differences in the thickness and anti-BrdU staining in the corneal epithelium of p27(KIP1-/-) mice from that of control animals. Twenty-four hours after epithelial scraping in the Skp2(-/-) mice, the corneal epithelium was thinner than in wild-type mice and had many p27(KIP1)-positive cells and few BrdU-positive cells. In contrast, 24 hours after epithelial scraping in the Skp2(-/-)/p27(KIP1)(-/-) double-knockout mice, the corneal epithelium was as thick as in wild-type mice and had many BrdU-positive cells. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that degradation of p27(KIP1) by Skp2 is involved in the regulation of cell proliferation in response to wounding of the corneal epithelium.
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