Telomere Dysfunction Impairs Epidermal Stem Cell Specification and Differentiation by Disrupting BMP/pSmad/P63 Signaling

    September 2019 in “ PLOS genetics ”
    Na Liu‎, Yu Yin, Haiying Wang … Lin Liu
    Studysummary This study found that telomere shortening disrupts BMP/pSmad/P63 signaling, leading to skin atrophy via Follistatin up-regulation, and suggests potential therapeutic targets.
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