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    EZH1 and EZH2 Co-Govern Histone H3K27 Trimethylation and Are Essential for Hair Follicle Homeostasis and Wound Repair

    February 2011 in “ Genes & Development ”
    Elena Ezhkova, Wen‐Hui Lien, Nicole Stokes … Elaine Fuchs
    Studysummary This study found that abolishing H3K27me3 in mouse skin by targeting Ezh2 and Ezh1 affects hair follicle development and epidermal behavior, revealing functional differences between these tissues.
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    2. The Hair Follicle as a Dynamic Mini-Organ Current Biology · 2009
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    4. Molecular Dissection of Mesenchymal–Epithelial Interactions in the Hair Follicle PLoS biology · 2005
    5. Enrichment for Living Murine Keratinocytes from the Hair Follicle Bulge with the Cell Surface Marker CD34 Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2003