99 citations
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January 2014 in “Nature communications” In this study, researchers developed a method to differentiate human iPSCs into cells that can generate all lineages of hair follicles, potentially aiding treatments for hair loss and skin disorders.
57 citations
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March 2019 in “Immunity” This review discusses the roles of immune responses and cells in skin health and disease, emphasizing recent insights into their mechanisms and potential therapeutic applications, but presents no new experimental results.
43 citations
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February 2008 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” This study revealed that during fetal development, MITF and Mart-1 expressing melanocytes progress from the dermis to the epidermis and hair follicles, with MITF possibly marking follicular stem cells.
38 citations
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January 2006 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” This study reported the successful isolation of epithelial stem cells from mouse embryonic skin using a simple culture method, with the cells showing the potential to differentiate into multiple cell types.
22 citations
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December 2013 in “Molecular biology of the cell” This study found that ILK deficiency disrupts hair follicle development by impairing cell polarity and laminin-511 assembly, but these defects can be partially reversed with exogenous laminin-511.
10 citations
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July 2021 in “Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin” This study found that the expression of LRIG1 in Merkel cell carcinoma tumors was associated with improved overall and cancer-specific survival.
8 citations
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November 2020 in “Nature Communications” This study demonstrates that Tp63-expressing epithelial stem cells from non-skin tissues can respond to skin morphogenetic signals and contribute to the formation of hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and epidermis.
6 citations
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February 2013 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” This study introduces a method using lentiviral delivery in mice to expedite analysis of factors crucial for hair follicle morphogenesis by enabling rapid gain- or loss-of-function studies.
4 citations
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October 2018 in “Cell Stem Cell” This study shows that differences in Hoxc gene expression in hair follicle mesenchyme along the body axis contribute to regional variations in mammalian hair growth.
4 citations
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May 2014 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” This review discusses environmental reprogramming and the plasticity of epithelial cells, emphasizing their potential for new cell therapy approaches; it reports no new experimental results.
August 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that maintaining a low level of Wnt/β-catenin activity is crucial for mammary gland development, as excessive activity inhibits branching and promotes characteristics of hair follicles instead, highlighting its role in skin appendage identity decisions.
April 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identifies key transcriptomic features and a necessary dermal niche for eccrine gland development, advancing potential regenerative approaches for these vital skin appendages.
March 2023 in “Scientific reports” This study presents evidence that hair matrix progenitors and the enzyme Stearoyl CoA Desaturase 1 may play a role in maintaining the dermal papilla niche via autocrine Wnt and paracrine Hedgehog signaling in mice.
January 2019 in “Advances in stem cells and their niches” This review outlines the various fibroblast subsets in the skin dermis, their origins, and their influence on epidermal stem cell behavior, highlighting the role of the local dermal niche in stem cell plasticity.
27 citations
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August 2014 in “Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology” This review highlights similarities in the development of thymus and skin epidermis, reporting no new results; the authors emphasize shared molecular mechanisms despite different embryonic origins.
333 citations
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February 2010 in “Cell Stem Cell” This review discusses experimental data, technologies, and genetic factors related to stem cell niches, highlighting their role in tissue regeneration and diseases, but reports no new results.
63 citations
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April 2010 in “Development” This article discusses the bi-compartmental organization of hair follicle stem cell niches for balancing stem cell cycling and organ growth and proposes similar structures may exist in other adult stem cell niches but reports no new experimental results.
50 citations
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December 2013 in “Stem Cells” This review discusses the enhanced understanding of how stem cell niches respond adaptively to systemic signals, aging, and local perturbations, but reports no new research findings.
300 citations
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August 2012 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” This review discusses mesenchymal–epithelial interactions in hair follicle development and cycling, highlighting recent insights without reporting new experimental results.
205 citations
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August 2007 in “Experimental Cell Research” This review discusses advances in understanding mammalian stem cell niches, particularly in bone marrow, tooth, and hair follicle, and highlights the potential for developing therapies targeting these niches for tissue repair.
179 citations
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April 2012 in “Nature Communications” This study demonstrates the potential of using bioengineered follicles from adult tissue-derived stem cells for fully functional hair regeneration, illustrating possible applications in organ replacement therapy.
163 citations
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March 2012 in “BMC biology” This forum article in BMC Biology discusses evolving views on the concept of the stem cell niche, highlighting varied mechanisms and the need for better understanding of the niche's roles and functions.
34 citations
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April 2018 in “EMBO journal” This study found that in mouse skin, the activation of stem/progenitor cells is synchronized across different niches during growth, with the glutamate transporter SLC1A3 playing a crucial role in this process.
29 citations
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March 2012 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This article explores questions about dormant hematopoietic stem cells and suggests avenues for future research, but does not present new experimental results.
22 citations
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October 2018 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This review discusses the latest understanding of androgenetic alopecia, including stem cell niches in hair follicles, and highlights emerging treatments like growth factors and platelet-rich plasma without new clinical findings.
15 citations
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July 2017 in “PubMed” This study observed that injecting a combination of human cultured dermal papilla and epithelial cells induced hair growth in a mouse model.
1 citations
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January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review examines the diversity and role of stem cells in the adult dermis, noting a lack of precise understanding about their hierarchy and relationship to dermal fibroblast subpopulations, and reports no new results.
January 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, the researchers found that deleting ceramide synthase 4 in the skin's epidermis alters stem cell differentiation, disrupting hair follicle structure and barrier function, potentially leading to immune responses similar to atopic dermatitis.
480 citations
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August 2014 in “Nature Biotechnology” This review discusses manipulating the stem cell niche as a strategy in regenerative medicine to repair damaged tissues, highlighting the potential benefits and challenges but reporting no new results.
66 citations
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July 2015 in “Journal of Molecular Biology” This review discusses how macro-environmental factors such as intradermal adipose tissue and sex hormones influence hair and feather stem cell niches, suggesting environmental targets for regenerative medicine, but reports no new clinical results.