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Targeting phosphorylation circuits on CREB and CRTCs as the strategy to prevent acquired skin hyperpigmentation
1. College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28160, Korea.
2. R&D Center, The Skin's Co. Ltd, Jecheon 27116, Korea.
3. R&D Center, Yeomyung Biochem Co. Ltd, Cheongju 28172, Korea.
*Co-first authorship: S.-H.K. and C.N. contributed equally to this study.
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Kim SH, Na C, Yun CY, Kim JG, Baek ST, An HJ, Lee JD, Lee SW, Jung JK, Hwang BY, Han SB, Kim Y. Targeting phosphorylation circuits on CREB and CRTCs as the strategy to prevent acquired skin hyperpigmentation. Int J Biol Sci 2024; 20(1):312-330. doi:10.7150/ijbs.86536. https://www.ijbs.com/v20p0312.htm
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Background: The cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and CREB-regulated transcription coactivators (CRTCs) cooperate in the transcriptional activation of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor subtype M (MITF-M) that is a master regulator in the biogenesis, pigmentation and transfer of melanosomes at epidermal melanocytes. Here, we propose the targeting of phosphorylation circuits on CREB and CRTCs in the expression of MITF-M as the rationale to prevent skin hyperpigmentation by elucidating the inhibitory activity and mechanism of yakuchinone A (Yaku A) on facultative melanogenesis.
Methods: We employed human epidermal melanocyte cell, mouse skin, and mouse melanoma cell, and applied Western blotting, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, immunoprecipitation and confocal microscopy to conduct this study.
Results: This study suggested that α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH)-induced melanogenic programs could switch on the axis of protein kinase A-salt inducible kinases (PKA-SIKs) rather than that of PKA-AMP activated protein kinase (PKA-AMPK) during the dephosphorylation of CRTCs in the expression of MITF-M. SIK inhibitors rather than AMPK inhibitors stimulated melanin production in melanocyte cultures in the absence of extracellular melanogenic stimuli, wherein SIK inhibitors increased the dephosphorylation of CRTCs but bypassed the phosphorylation of CREB for the expression of MITF-M. Treatment with Yaku A prevented ultraviolet B (UV-B)-irradiated skin hyperpigmentation in mice and inhibited melanin production in α-MSH- or SIK inhibitor-activated melanocyte cultures. Mechanistically, Yaku A suppressed the expression of MITF-M via dually targeting the i) cAMP-dependent dissociation of PKA holoenzyme at the upstream from PKA-catalyzed phosphorylation of CREB coupled with PKA-SIKs axis-mediated dephosphorylation of CRTCs in α-MSH-induced melanogenic programs, and ii) nuclear import of CRTCs after SIK inhibitor-induced dephosphorylation of CRTCs.
Conclusions: Taken together, the targeting phosphorylation circuits on CREB and CRTCs in the expression of MITF-M could be a suitable strategy to prevent pigmentary disorders in the skin.
Keywords: Melanogenesis, UV-B, α-MSH, SIK inhibitor, Yaku A
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Kim, S.H., Na, C., Yun, C.Y., Kim, J.G., Baek, S.T., An, H.J., Lee, J.D., Lee, S.W., Jung, J.K., Hwang, B.Y., Han, S.B., Kim, Y. (2024). Targeting phosphorylation circuits on CREB and CRTCs as the strategy to prevent acquired skin hyperpigmentation. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 20(1), 312-330. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.86536.
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Kim, S.H.; Na, C.; Yun, C.Y.; Kim, J.G.; Baek, S.T.; An, H.J.; Lee, J.D.; Lee, S.W.; Jung, J.K.; Hwang, B.Y.; Han, S.B.; Kim, Y. Targeting phosphorylation circuits on CREB and CRTCs as the strategy to prevent acquired skin hyperpigmentation. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2024, 20 (1), 312-330. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.86536.
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Kim SH, Na C, Yun CY, Kim JG, Baek ST, An HJ, Lee JD, Lee SW, Jung JK, Hwang BY, Han SB, Kim Y. Targeting phosphorylation circuits on CREB and CRTCs as the strategy to prevent acquired skin hyperpigmentation. Int J Biol Sci 2024; 20(1):312-330. doi:10.7150/ijbs.86536. https://www.ijbs.com/v20p0312.htm
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Kim SH, Na C, Yun CY, Kim JG, Baek ST, An HJ, Lee JD, Lee SW, Jung JK, Hwang BY, Han SB, Kim Y. 2024. Targeting phosphorylation circuits on CREB and CRTCs as the strategy to prevent acquired skin hyperpigmentation. Int J Biol Sci. 20(1):312-330.
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