The FGFR2b is a receptor tyrosine kinase expressed exclusively in epithelial cells. We previously demonstrated that FGFR2b induces autophagy and that this process is required for the triggering of FGFR2b-mediated keratinocytes early differentiation. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating this interplay remain to be elucidated.
Signaling of the epithelial splice variant of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2b) triggers both differentiation and autophagy, while the aberrant expression of the mesenchymal FGFR2c isoform in epithelial cells induces impaired differentiation, epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumorigenic features. Here we analyzed in the human keratinocyte cell line, as well as in primary cultured cells, the possible impact of FGFR2c forced expression on the autophagic process.
Accumulation of oxidative insults on molecular and supramolecular levels could compromise renewal potency and architecture in the aging skin.
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