Transient Activation of Beta-Catenin Signaling in Adult Mouse Epidermis Induces New Hair Follicles, Continuous Activation Maintains Tumors

    March 2004 in “ Development ”
    Cristina Lo Celso, David M. Prowse, Fiona M. Watt
    Studysummary This study found that continuous β-catenin signaling in adult mouse epidermis can reprogram hair follicles to form benign tumors, which regress after the signaling is discontinued.
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