The Specification Of Merkel Cell In The Back Skin And Glabrous Paw Skin Is Controlled By FGFR2-Mediated Signaling

    Minh Nguyen, Idan Cohen, José L. Valdés, Zijian Xu, Carmit Bar, K. Dauber, Pai-Chi Tsai, Dejian Zhao, Deyou Zheng, Ya‐Chieh Hsu, T. Chen, Elena Ezhkova
    Studysummary This study found that, in mice, different precursor populations give rise to Merkel cells in hairy versus glabrous skin, but their formation is controlled by a common genetic program involving FGFR2 signaling.
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