Divergent molecular signatures of regeneration and fibrosis during wound repair
Mascharak, S.; desJardins-Park, H. E.; Januszyk, M.; Chen, K.; Davitt, M. F.; Demeter, J.; Henn, D.; Griffin, M.; Bonham, C. A.; Foster, D. S.; Mooney, N. A.; Cheng, R.; Jackson, P. K.; Wan, D. C.; Gurtner, G. C.; Longaker, M. T.
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Regeneration is the "holy grail" of tissue repair, but skin injury typically yields fibrotic, non-functional scars. Developing pro-regenerative therapies requires rigorous understanding of the molecular progression from injury to fibrosis or regeneration. Here, we report the divergent molecular events driving skin wound cells toward either scarring or regenerative fates. We profile scarring versus YAP inhibition-induced wound regeneration at the transcriptional (single-cell RNA-sequencing), protein (timsTOF proteomics), and tissue (extracellular matrix ultrastructural analysis) levels. Using cell surface barcoding, we integrate these data to reveal fibrotic and regenerative "molecular trajectories" of healing. We show that disrupting YAP mechanical signaling yields regenerative repair orchestrated by fibroblasts with activated Trps1 and Wnt signaling. Our findings serve as a multimodal map of wound regeneration and could have therapeutic implications for pathologic fibroses.
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