Fig. We depend on its control of the movement of water through the skin and on its protective role in the prevention of penetration by pathogens or harmful substances. (a) Cryo‐electron micrograph of vitreous section of native human stratum corneum. 11c,d, white arrows) and keratin‐enriched ‘particle complexes’ (Fig. a viscous gel) inside a bilayer membrane system with gyroid cubic symmetry (Fig. If the fibres are arranged isotropically, possibly with isotropically distributed chemical and/or physical attachment points between the fibres, into a cubic (para)crystalline polymer lattice, all fibres would at all loads contribute optimally to the strength and stiffness of the material and thereby distribute impact loads throughout the entire lattice, giving the stratum corneum an optimal strength to weight ratio. Single keratin filaments are, however, clearly distinguished everywhere in the corneocytes (Fig. (a) Larger view of Fig. below), we may conclude that there is not enough space for more than a single conceivable lipid bilayer membrane structure (c. 4 nm) between apposed keratin intermediate filaments (Fig. keratin intermediate filaments) (d) allows for an even denser, although degenerated, cubic‐like filament packing (cf. 277–278]) (cf. Keratin-water-NMF interaction as a three layer model in the human stratum corneum using in vivo confocal Raman microscopy. Reprinted from [16] with permission. The closest distance between the individual keratin intermediate filament rods would then be determined by the relative size of the two subvolumes [of which one is occupied essentially by the keratin filaments (and some water, and possibly also filaggrin/profilaggrin) and the other by filaggrin/profilaggrin and/or substantial amounts of water] (cf. Figs 3a,b and 5a,b). the membrane mid‐surface) can be isometrically transformed (i.e. where two lipid bilayers separate adjacent keratin filaments, Fig. the ratio between the applied force per unit area and the resulting deformation of a body) of a crystalline polymer often is two to three orders of magnitude greater than that of a liquid crystalline polymer; and (ii) the modulus of oriented crystalline fibres is another order of magnitude greater still [25]. Such a transition occurs, for example, in the endoplasmatic reticulum of compactin resistant UT‐1 cells derived from Chinese hamster ovary cells [43, 88]. There are, however, also several differences between biological membranes with cubic symmetry and cubic lipid/water in vitro phases [43, 51]. Its efficient function is a prerequisite for life itself. This was later confirmed in electron micrographs of rapid frozen freeze‐substituted cells. Inset in A represents an enlargement of the area marked by an open white arrow. This is further supported by the small lattice parameter (<30 nm, cf. These structural transitions are reminiscent of the dramatic reorganization of intermediate filaments during cold‐treatment [63], embryogenesis [64], cell migration and tissue proliferation [61]. Additionally, it may explain the measured reduction in cell volume (from c. 700–900 to c. 400–450 μm3 [38, 86]) at this same interface between viable and cornified cell layers. Reprinted from [16] with permission. Furthermore, individual keratin tonofibrils can change their shapes, frequently appearing to propagate waveforms along their long axes. This is contradicted by the finding of a more pronounced swelling in the thickness dimension (c. 25%) with respect to the lateral dimension (c. 2–3%) of isolated full thickness stratum corneum [37]. [, Intersection‐free infinite periodic minimal surface with cubic symmetry and with a Bonnet angle of, Saddle‐shaped surface or more specifically, surface possessing negative average Gaussian curvature (cf. (d) Adapted from [43] with permission. ‘tunnel‐systems’) separated by a bilayer membrane surface with balanced gyroid cubic symmetry]. with local angles and distances preserved) into each other via the Bonnet transformation [39, pp. [44]). Fig. For a general description of cryo‐EM of vitreous specimens, cf. The copper grids with the mechanically attached vitreous epidermal sections were transferred to a Gatan cryoholder (Gatan Inc., Warrendale, PA, U.S.A.) at −180°C and inserted in a Phillips CM12 cryoelectron microscope (Philips, Eindhoven, the Netherlands). Fig. Biophysical and computer assisted quantitative assessments, Dead but highly dynamic – the stratum corneum is divided into three morphological zones, Hydration disrupts human stratum corneum ultrastructure, The Language of Shape. (B) Same membrane system as in (A) but with balanced gyroid symmetry. One crucial advantage of extensive hyperbolic membrane systems may thus be to provide a very large surface onto which enzymes and their substrates may be associated, thereby preventing their precipitation in a crowded cellular milieu (cf. Conventional transmission electron microscopy (EM) of stained sections of wool has shown keratin intermediate filaments of c. 7–8 nm in diameter with an electron lucent central core surrounded by an electron lucent annular ring. gluboside) co‐localizes with keratin in keratinocytes. Living support systems, like the stratum corneum, therefore tend to be designed as ‘membrane frameworks’ in order to create a force‐distribution situation [25]. I. This work is dedicated to the memory of Professor Bo Forslind and was made possible by the generous support from the Wenner‐Gren Foundations (L.N.) The extraordinary rigidity of keratin allows for keeping the dimensions of the stratum corneum cellular‐, and thereby also the extracellular‐, space unaffected by external (i.e. Fig. Fig. 7c). A new model for stratum corneum keratin structure, function, and formation is presented. As 90-100% of the stratum corneum water is thought to be located intracellularly one may presume that keratin also is a major factor (together with filaggrin-derived free amino acids) determining stratum corneum hydration level and water holding capacity. leucoplasts of root tip cells [43, 79]. An underlying elongated multivesicular (tubular) morphology (i.e. A comprehensive review on stratum corneum keratin organization, largely based on the recently published cubic rod-packing and membrane templating model [J. ability to resist a force without too much change in shape. These cells are continuously shed from the surface of the epidermis and are replenished through the upward migration and ongoing keratinization of epidermal keratinocytes. Learn more. In fact, geometrical analysis indicates that reversed (bilayer) bicontinuous cubic phases are only to be found in lipid/water systems that also form lamellar phases readily [i.e. For these surfaces the mean curvature is constant and everywhere identically zero, as similar for a flat surface. that all keratin intermediate filaments possess the same twist) is indirectly suggested by the cryo‐electron density pattern of native stratum corneum (Fig. 7c). Further, keratin is closely associated to lipids in vivo. Wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) experiments on isolated mammalian stratum corneum have not been able to identify the 0.51‐nm reflection characteristic of α‐keratin. Indeed, most biological membranes contain at least one lipid species that can form a reversed (bilayer) bicontinuous cubic (V2) and/or reversed hexagonal (HII) phase [48]. (a) High magnification cryo‐transmission electron micrograph of vitreous section of native human midpart epidermis. The problem of indexing the diffuse lines discussed above is, however, evident. Note that balanced primitive‐ (lower left) and balanced gyroid (lower right) cubic surfaces (i.e. Präklinische und klinische Validierung der kutanen Bioverfügbarkeit der hydrophilen Phase einer W/O‐Emulsion. Its implication for future in vitro experimentation using reversed bicontinuous cubic lipid/water phases to model different aspects of cellular systems is obvious. [, Property of material or body not varying with direction, i.e. Further, a number of cubic phases can occur in the same system as the temperature or solvent concentration/composition is varied. 11c), the keratin filaments seemed, via the formation of small ‘tufts’ of short keratin filament bundles (white arrows), to transform directly into the low‐electron density granular structure (Fig. Moreover, no preferred keratin filament direction can unambiguously be distinguished (Fig. It is now clear that these phases are ubiquitous in lipid systems [40, 47-49]. In the vitreous cryo‐fixed epidermis (a, c) cellular as well as intercellular space appears densely packed with organic material, while in the conventionally fixed epidermis (b, d) the distribution of biomaterial is characteristically inhomogeneous. 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The epidermal cells flatten out and begin to produce a tough, insoluble protein called keratin. However, as no subfilamentous optical density pattern can unambiguously be distinguished in resin‐embedded sections and as the optical density of the recorded image here is not directly related to the local density of the biological material of the sample, as it is in vitreous sections, but to the local ability to bind stain, direct comparison of keratin intermediate filament diameter between chemically fixed and cryo‐fixed samples is not straightforward. Learn more. Any biological process has to comply with certain constraints in terms of location, time and energy. Epidermis must resist not only tension and compression but also bending, which represents three quite different kinds of forces. The fundamental difference between classical models and the cubic rod packing and membrane templating model lies in that the latter proposes that: (i) the corneocyte matrix possesses an extremely high degree of symmetry, as opposed to classical models that envisage the corneocyte matrix as being essentially randomly organized in two‐ [7] or three‐ [13] dimensions; and (ii) membrane templating lies behind keratin network morphogensis, rather than spontaneous random encounter self‐assembly of keratin molecules. The stratum corneum is a magnificent example of the successful adaptation of a tissue. Ceci est conforme au modèle de densité cryo‐électronique de la matrice kératinique des cornéocytes natifs et pourrait expliquer le comportement de gonflement et les propriétés mécaniques de la couche cornée des mammifères. 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By ‘shrinking’ the subvolume not occupied by keratin intermediate filaments through parallel displacement of the cubic membrane surface, the keratin intermediate filaments would come closer and, eventually, into direct contact as the subvolume not occupied by keratin intermediate filaments vanishes (Fig. A candidate periodic ‘template’ membrane structure with a small lattice parameter (c. 20 nm) has been identified in native keratinocytes (cf. Das Stratum corneum ist die oberste Schicht der fünf Schichten, die Oberhaut bildet (Haut). A central issue in the field of lipid self‐assembly is the structure of liquid crystalline mesophases denoted bicontinuous cubic phases. Today, the leading opinion seems to favour the non‐presence of substantial amounts of intracellular membrane lipids. Many variations on a few themes: a broader look at development of iridescent scales (and feathers), International Journal of Cosmetic Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2494.2006.00345.x. In other words, in the non‐equilibrium situation in vivo it is not clear whether lipid composition (i.e. In fact, the first tomographic 3D reconstructions of native epidermis were recently obtained [18]. Double headed black arrows: reversible transition; N, nucleus; SB, stratum basale; SS, stratum spinosum; SG, stratum granulosum; T, transition cell layer (between SG and SC, cf. The stratum corneum aids in hydration and water retention, which prevents cracking of the skin, and is made up of corneocytes, which are anucleated keratinocytes that have reached the final stage of keratinocyte differentiation. Entities that possess weak interactive faculties on their own may, when collected on a hyperbolic surface, act cooperatively. After the tissue had been rinsed in 0.1 M cacodylate buffer for 2 h it was post‐fixed in 1% OsO4 in cacodylate buffer containing 15 mg mL−1 potassium ferrocyanide for 1 h at 20°C in the dark. 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