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  • Nfkbiz, a nuclear inhibitor of NF-κB, is important for skin health, as disrupting its gene leads to skin lesions similar to atopic dermatitis in mice.
  • * In keratinocytes lacking Nfkbiz, there was reduced cell proliferation and lower levels of differentiation markers K10 and filaggrin, while apoptosis rates remained unchanged.
  • * The study suggests that Nfkbiz may control keratinocyte growth and differentiation through mechanisms that do not directly involve NF-κB.

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Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells (NF-κB) inhibitor zeta (Nfkbiz) is a nuclear inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB) protein that is also termed as molecule possessing ankyrin repeats induced by lipopolysaccharide, interleukin-1-inducible nuclear ankyrin repeat protein, or IκBζ. We found previously that disrupting the Nfkbiz gene resulted in atopic dermatitis-like lesions in mice, suggesting an important role for Nfkbiz in the skin. In this study, we examined the cellular function of Nfkbiz in keratinocytes. Immunohistochemical analyses for Ki-67 revealed that Nfkbiz-/- keratinocytes were hypoproliferative. In skin from Nfkbiz-/- mice, the expression of the keratinocyte differentiation markers K10 and filaggrin were reduced, although that of K14 was unchanged. The terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling assay revealed that the frequency of apoptosis was comparable between control and Nfkbiz-/- keratinocytes. Interestingly, the subcellular localization of the NF-κB subunits and the transcriptional activity of NF-κB were not changed in Nfkbiz-/- keratinocytes. These findings indicate a novel possible role of Nfkbiz in controlling the proliferation and differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes through NF-κB-independent mechanisms.

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