Atopic dermatitis and skin diseaseA homozygous nonsense mutation in the gene for Tmem79, a component for the lamellar granule secretory system, produces spontaneous eczema in an experimental model of atopic dermatitis
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Mice
Flaky tail mice (ma/ma Flgft/ft) were obtained from Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Me). Flaky tail mice were backcrossed with C57BL/6J mice (CLEA Japan, Tokyo, Japan) to generate ma/ma and Flgft/ft mice. We genotyped Flgft, as described previously.14
Biophysical skin measurements
Skin hydration was evaluated by analyzing the skin electrical impedance with a Corneometer ASA-M2 (Asahi Biomed, Yokohama, Japan). Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) was measured with a VAPOSCAN AS-VT100RS (Asahi Biomed). All data are the median of 3
Matted mutation, but not filaggrin mutation, is responsible for the matted hair and spontaneous dermatitis phenotype
To generate each congenic mouse strain (ma/ma and Flgft/ft), we segregated the ma and Flgft mutations by backcrossing with WT mice (C57BL/6). As a result, ma/ma mutant mice, which displayed the matted hair phenotype, developed spontaneous dermatitis with scratching behavior, whereas Flgft/ft mice did not have dermatitis under SPF conditions (Fig 1, A and B, and see Table E1 in this article’s Online Repository at www.jacionline.org). TEWL was higher and SC hydration was lower in ma/ma mice
Discussion
Original double-mutant flaky tail (ma/ma Flgft/ft) mice express truncated profilaggrin and significantly reduced mature filaggrin, show enhanced TEWL and decreased SC hydration, and develop spontaneous dermatitis with increased IgE levels.13, 14 Thus Tmem79ma/ma Flgft/ft mice have been widely used as a mouse model of AD with filaggrin deficiency. However, genetically engineered Flg−/− mice had no apparent change in TEWL or SC hydration compared with WT mice and did not develop dermatitis under
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M.A. and J.K. are supported by Health Labour Sciences Research Grant for Research on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan. A.K., A.I.-Y., and A.S. are supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan. M.A, H.O., J.K., A.S., and T.S. are supported by the Global Centre of Excellence (GCOE) program at Keio University from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan.
Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: M. Amagai has been supported by one or more grants from a government granting agency; has consultancy arrangements with Daiichi Sankyo Co, Novartis Pharma K.K., and GlaxoSmithKline K.K.; and has received one or more grants from or has one or more grants pending with MSD K.K. and Maruho Co Ltd. A. Shiohama, A. Kubo, and J. Kudoh have been supported by one or more grants from a government granting agency. H. Okano has been supported by one or more grants from a government granting agency and has consultancy arrangements with San Bio, Eisai Co Ltd, and Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.