Melanoblasts' Proper Location and Timed Differentiation Depend on Notch/RBP-J Signaling in Postnatal Hair Follicles

    May 2008 in “ ˜The œjournal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology ”
    Geneviève Aubin-Houzelstein, Johanna Djian-Zaouche, Florence Bernex … Jean‐Jacques Panthier
    Studysummary This study found that Notch signaling is crucial for maintaining proper melanocyte distribution and preventing premature differentiation in the melanocyte lineage within hair follicles.
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    2. Survival of Patchwork Melanoblasts Is Dependent Upon Their Number in the Hair Follicle at the End of Embryogenesis Developmental Biology · 1998
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