Transdifferentiation of Corneal Epithelium: Evidence for a Linkage Between the Segregation of Epidermal Stem Cells and the Induction of Hair Follicles During Embryogenesis

January 2004 in “ The International Journal of Developmental Biology ”

David J. Pearton, Corinne Ferraris, Danielle Dhouailly

transdifferentiation corneal epithelium hair follicles epidermal stem cells embryogenesis transient amplifying cells fibroblast environment K12 keratin K5 expression hair pegs hair stem cells dermal messages stem cell specification

Studysummary This study reports that corneal transient amplifying cells can be reprogrammed into epidermal cells capable of forming hair follicles in response to embryonic dermis signals.

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