Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Adult Hair Follicle Stem Cells Is Dispensable for Hair Regeneration

    December 2021 in “ PLoS Genetics ”
    Pooja Flora, Meng-Yen Li, Phillip M. Galbo … Elena Ezhkova
    Studysummary This study found that PRC2 plays a non-instructive role in adult hair follicle stem cells, with its loss not affecting quiescence or cell identity, despite upregulation of genes linked to activation.
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