ARHGEF3 Regulates Hair Follicle Morphogenesis
Laurin, M.; Kalyanakrishnan, K.; Beaudin, A.; Jette, A.; Ghezelbash, S.; Ioana Hotea, D.; Chen, J.; Lefrancois, P.
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During embryogenesis, cells arrange into precise patterns that enable tissues and organs to develop specialized functions. Despite its critical importance, the molecular choreography behind these collective cellular behaviors remains elusive, posing a major challenge in developmental biology and limiting advances in regenerative medicine. By using the mouse hair follicle as a mini-organ system to study the formation of bud-like structures during embryonic development, our work uncovers a crucial role for the Rho GTPase regulator ARHGEF3 in hair follicle morphogenesis. We demonstrate that Arhgef3 expression is upregulated at the onset of hair follicle placode formation. In Arhgef3 knockout animals, we observed defects in placode compaction, leading to impaired hair follicle downgrowth. Through cell culture models, we show that ARHGEF3 promotes F-actin accumulation at the cell cortex and P-cadherin enrichment at cell-cell junctions. Collectively, our study identifies ARHGEF3 as a new regulator of cell shape rearrangements during hair placode morphogenesis, warranting further exploration of its role in other epithelial appendages that arise from similar developmental processes.
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