Committing to a Hairy Fate: Epigenetic Regulation of Hair Follicle Stem Cells
September 2011
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Cell stem cell
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TLDR Epigenetic changes are crucial for hair follicle stem cells to function properly.
Lien et al. (2011) investigated the role of chromatin modifications in hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) and found that histone methylation patterns in HFSCs were distinct from those in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). This study highlighted the importance of epigenetic regulation in adult stem cells, specifically in the context of hair follicle biology.
