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Biol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Periodontitis manifests as dysregulated epithelial-stromal interactions and resultant tissue destruction, yet the regulatory mechanisms of the pivotal hemidesmosomes after periodontitis treatment remain elusive.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We utilized single-cell sequencing to profile the gene expression pattern of gingival epithelium in periodontitis patients with treatment. By adding retinol (keratinization inhibition) and BMS493 (keratinization promotion) in the human oral keratinocyte, we established and confirmed the\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      cellular keratinization model. The LAMB3-ITGA6 axis expression and interaction were identified in periodontitis gingival tissues and keratinization model. Thereafter, we further validated the regulation of LAMBE via gene knockdown and overexpression process. Finally, we used LAMB3 overexpression lentiviruses to verify the regulatory processes during wound healing in a mouse dorsal full - thickness skin wound model.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Seven distinct epithelial subpopulations were resolved, revealing a bifurcated repair trajectory where one fate selectively activates hemidesmosome-associated genes. In which, the LAMB3\u2013ITGA6 axis emerged as a central hub for coordinating epithelial adhesion and strength. Retinoic acid reciprocally regulated this axis, with its pan-receptor antagonist BMS-493 accelerating epithelial cell keratinization. Importantly, the expressions of cytokeratin family were consistently downregulated in the LAMB3 knockdown group and upregulated in the LAMB3 overexpression group.\n                      <jats:italic>In vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      , mice treated with LAMB3 overexpression lentivirus showed accelerated wound healing and increased cytokeratin 8 expression on dorsal skin.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study identifying the LAMB3\u2013ITGA6 axis as the target for promoting epithelial repair, which offer a precision medicine framework for periodontal healing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcell.2026.1764896","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,25]],"date-time":"2026-03-25T06:53:43Z","timestamp":1774421623000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The LAMB3\u2013ITGA6 axis orchestrates epithelial repair in periodontitis via hemidesmosomal regulation and keratinization modulation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Yulong","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xing","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fei","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Qianhui","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhaofen","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wenyu","family":"Zhen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rui","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ziwen","family":"Sheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wansu","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jianguang","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Haitao","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Microvascular Research, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London","place":["London, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hengguo","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College and Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e2012578118","DOI":"10.1073\/pnas.2012578118","article-title":"Human variation in gingival inflammation","volume":"118","author":"Bamashmous","year":"2021","journal-title":"Proc. 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