LITERATURE · PEER REVIEWED

The histone methyltransferase Ash1l is required for epidermal homeostasis in mice

Scientific Reports · 2017 · Peer reviewed

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Citation and identifiers

Li G, Ye Z, Shi C, et al.. “The histone methyltransferase Ash1l is required for epidermal homeostasis in mice.” Scientific Reports. 7:45401 · doi:10.1038/srep45401.

PubMed ID
28374742

RESEARCH QUESTION

Is Ash1l required for epidermal differentiation, proliferation, homeostasis, and wound repair in mice?

The mouse epidermal model demonstrates a skin-lineage requirement for Ash1l without establishing a universal skin phenotype in people with ASH1L-related neurodevelopmental disorder.

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What this study supports

Historically Yale-affiliated study showing an extra-neural role in epidermal differentiation, proliferation, and wound repair in mice.

What it cannot establish

Mouse epidermal biology does not establish a universal human skin phenotype in ASH1L-related NDD.

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