RESEARCH ARTICLE
Lipid Rafts and Caveolae in the Terminal Differentiation of Epidermal Keratinocytes
Truus Roelandt1, Diane Roseeuw1, Christina Giddelo1, Jean-Pierre Hachem*, 1, 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2009Volume: 3
First Page: 146
Last Page: 150
Publisher ID: TODJ-3-146
DOI: 10.2174/1874372200903010146
Article History:
Received Date: 15/05/2009Revision Received Date: 18/05/2009
Acceptance Date: 18/05/2009
Electronic publication date: 4/11/2009
Collection year: 2009
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Abstract
Lipid rafts are cholesterol and sphingolipid-enriched plasma membrane domains, Caveolae represent a subclass of lipid rafts and the chief structural proteins are caveolins (caveolin-1, -2 and –3). Caveolae formation plays a major role in epidermal barrier permeability, regulating lamellar body secretion and terminal differentiation. Disruption of the epidermal barrier leads to protease-activated receptor-2 activation and an increased intracellular calcium resulting in lamellar body secretion. Caveolin-1 is transported via the lamellar bodies to the plasma membrane, inserted into lipid rafts and initiates caveolae formation. The insertion of caveolin-1 serves as a “brake” in lamellar body secretion and signals terminal differentiation in order to restore an efficient epidermal barrier.