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September 2019 in “Journal of Cell Biology” This study found that despite carrying an activating Hras mutation, hair follicle stem cells integrate into normal skin without causing tumors, unlike similar mutations in the epidermis, suggesting unique tumor-suppressing mechanisms in hair follicles.
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November 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that metabolic adaptations in skin epithelial stem cells, specifically redox ratio recovery and glycolytic flux modulation, define competitive outcomes between wild-type and mutant cells in different oncogenic environments.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the KrasG12D mutation alters ERK signal dynamics in hair follicle stem cells, leading to tissue deformation, and suggests a collective effect of mutant cells is necessary for disruption.
In this study, researchers observed that oncogenic HrasG12V in single murine epidermal cells leads to an initial increase in progenitor cell renewal, but ultimately results in balanced cell fate choices that limit clone growth.
July 2016 in “Cancer research” This study found that mutant cells in hair follicles can be tolerated or eliminated by surrounding normal tissue, suggesting the potential for wild-type cells to counteract oncogenic mutations.