mTOR Signaling Promotes Stem Cell Activation via Counterbalancing BMP-Mediated Suppression During Hair Regeneration

    January 2015 in “ Journal of molecular cell biology/Journal of Molecular Cell Biology ”
    Zhili Deng, Xiaohua Lei, Xudong Zhang … Enkui Duan
    Studysummary This study found that mTOR signaling plays a crucial role in activating hair follicle stem cells by balancing BMP-mediated repression, essential for hair regeneration.
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