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Epidermal cell turnover across tight junctions based on Kelvin's tetrakaidecahedron cell shape. 2016

Mariko Yokouchi, and Toru Atsugi, and Mark van Logtestijn, and Reiko J Tanaka, and Mayumi Kajimura, and Makoto Suematsu, and Mikio Furuse, and Masayuki Amagai, and Akiharu Kubo
Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

In multicellular organisms, cells adopt various shapes, from flattened sheets of endothelium to dendritic neurons, that allow the cells to function effectively. Here, we elucidated the unique shape of cells in the cornified stratified epithelia of the mammalian epidermis that allows them to achieve homeostasis of the tight junction (TJ) barrier. Using intimate in vivo 3D imaging, we found that the basic shape of TJ-bearing cells is a flattened Kelvin's tetrakaidecahedron (f-TKD), an optimal shape for filling space. In vivo live imaging further elucidated the dynamic replacement of TJs on the edges of f-TKD cells that enables the TJ-bearing cells to translocate across the TJ barrier. We propose a spatiotemporal orchestration model of f-TKD cell turnover, where in the classic context of 'form follows function', cell shape provides a fundamental basis for the barrier homeostasis and physical strength of cornified stratified epithelia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D012038 Regeneration The physiological renewal, repair, or replacement of tissue. Endogenous Regeneration,Regeneration, Endogenous,Regenerations
D004817 Epidermis The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis); (3) granular layer (stratum granulosum epidermidis); (4) clear layer (stratum lucidum epidermidis); and (5) horny layer (stratum corneum epidermidis).
D000069416 Intravital Microscopy Type of microscopy used to study biological systems at high resolution. In Vivo Microscopy,Intravital Imaging,Imaging, Intravital,Microscopy, In Vivo,Microscopy, Intravital
D000078404 Epidermal Cells Cells from the outermost, non-vascular layer (EPIDERMIS) of the skin. Epidermal Cell,Epidermic Cells,Cell, Epidermal,Cell, Epidermic,Cells, Epidermic,Epidermic Cell
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015603 Keratinocytes Epidermal cells which synthesize keratin and undergo characteristic changes as they move upward from the basal layers of the epidermis to the cornified (horny) layer of the skin. Successive stages of differentiation of the keratinocytes forming the epidermal layers are basal cell, spinous or prickle cell, and the granular cell. Keratinocyte
D048430 Cell Shape The quality of surface form or outline of CELLS. Cell Shapes,Shape, Cell,Shapes, Cell
D019108 Tight Junctions Cell-cell junctions that seal adjacent epithelial cells together, preventing the passage of most dissolved molecules from one side of the epithelial sheet to the other. (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed, p22) Occluding Junctions,Zonula Occludens,Junction, Occluding,Junction, Tight,Junctions, Occluding,Junctions, Tight,Occluden, Zonula,Occludens, Zonula,Occluding Junction,Tight Junction,Zonula Occluden
D021621 Imaging, Three-Dimensional The process of generating three-dimensional images by electronic, photographic, or other methods. For example, three-dimensional images can be generated by assembling multiple tomographic images with the aid of a computer, while photographic 3-D images (HOLOGRAPHY) can be made by exposing film to the interference pattern created when two laser light sources shine on an object. Computer-Assisted Three-Dimensional Imaging,Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Computer Assisted,3-D Image,3-D Imaging,Computer-Generated 3D Imaging,Three-Dimensional Image,Three-Dimensional Imaging, Computer Generated,3 D Image,3 D Imaging,3-D Images,3-D Imagings,3D Imaging, Computer-Generated,3D Imagings, Computer-Generated,Computer Assisted Three Dimensional Imaging,Computer Generated 3D Imaging,Computer-Assisted Three-Dimensional Imagings,Computer-Generated 3D Imagings,Image, 3-D,Image, Three-Dimensional,Images, 3-D,Images, Three-Dimensional,Imaging, 3-D,Imaging, Computer-Assisted Three-Dimensional,Imaging, Computer-Generated 3D,Imaging, Three Dimensional,Imagings, 3-D,Imagings, Computer-Assisted Three-Dimensional,Imagings, Computer-Generated 3D,Imagings, Three-Dimensional,Three Dimensional Image,Three Dimensional Imaging, Computer Generated,Three-Dimensional Images,Three-Dimensional Imaging,Three-Dimensional Imaging, Computer-Assisted,Three-Dimensional Imagings,Three-Dimensional Imagings, Computer-Assisted

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