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This study found that ATM protein plays a crucial role in protecting human hair follicle melanocytes from oxidative stress, which is linked to the greying of hair.

Fibroblasts can be turned into melanocytes for potential skin treatments.

This study found that α-MSH administration before skin wounding in adult mice reduced inflammation and scar area, suggesting a potential pathway to more regenerative healing.

Repigmentation in vitiligo may come from melanocyte stem cells in the skin.

This study found that transgenic mice overexpressing HGF/SF are more susceptible to UVA-induced melanoma, with melanin in the papillary dermis interacting with UVA to induce melanoma.

This study reports that melanocytes form a defined photoresponsive network in the skin that reads environmental light cycles and may influence the sleep-waking cycle similar to the pineal gland.

This study found that epidermal melanocytes can regenerate hair follicles, whereas non-cutaneous or dermal melanocytes cannot, suggesting two distinct melanocyte lineages with potential implications for melanocyte-related diseases.

This study reports that the side population technique can isolate melanocyte stem cells from human hair follicles, potentially allowing them to be used for skin pigmentation repopulation.

This case report adds to the understanding of neurofibromatosis type 1 by documenting an Egyptian child with the condition alongside multiple unusual congenital anomalies, highlighting the importance of considering NF1 when these features are present.

This research examined the transcriptional landscape of quiescent melanocyte stem cells (qMcSCs) in adult female mice, revealing significant heterogeneity within this cell population and identifying novel subpopulations that vary in immune privilege regulation, melanocyte differentiation potential, and neural crest potential.

This study observed that benign skin tumors were more common than malignant ones, with squamous cell carcinoma being the most frequent type among malignant tumors.

This article discusses the anatomical and biological aspects of hair follicle stem cells in the bulge region but reports no new research findings.

This review discusses the pathogenesis and challenges in treating primary cicatricial alopecia, highlighting the need to understand immune protection collapse in hair follicle stem cells; it reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses recent advancements in the management and diagnosis of primary cicatricial alopecias but reports no new clinical results; emerging insights suggest sebaceous gland dysfunction may play a role in their etiopathogenesis.

This study observed that human primary adult hair matrix keratinocytes may have the potential to generate hair follicle organoids, suggesting possible applications in hair follicle neogenesis and preclinical hair growth agent screening.

This case report describes a rare aggressive variant of squamous cell carcinoma on the scalp of a non-immunosuppressed older male, highlighting its high biological risk for metastasis and poor outcomes.

This research describes methods to activate melanocyte stem cells during hair follicle regeneration and to isolate melanocytes from neonatal mouse skin, with the aim of studying melanogenesis for potential clinical applications.

This study found that overexpression of β-catenin in bipotent Schwann-cell precursors promotes melanocyte development in limb areas by inducing MITF and repressing FoxD3, especially during a specific developmental timeframe.

This study found that treating a 3D hair dermal papilla model with rice bran extract and electromagnetic fields increased melanogenesis, suggesting potential for vitiligo and white hair therapies.

This review examines cell senescence pathways in melanocytes, highlighting the involvement of telomere attrition, the p16/RB pathway, and cAMP signaling in the context of melanoma development, but reports no new findings.

This article discusses the interactions between keratinocytes and melanocytes in maintaining epidermal and hair follicle homeostasis, without reporting new experimental results.

This study found that PDGF-BB affects human melanocytes differently depending on their differentiation stage, stimulating melanoblast proliferation but inhibiting melanocyte proliferation while promoting their differentiation.

This study found that Wnt signaling in the hair follicle is crucial for coordinating the behavior of epithelial and melanocyte stem cells, which drives hair regeneration and melanocyte differentiation in mice.

This article describes protocols for isolating and expanding human epidermal neural crest stem cells and discusses their potential for cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine, but reports no new clinical results.

This study introduced a novel in vitro assay for tracking melanosome transfer between melanocytes and keratinocytes, facilitating the quantification of melanin transfer and supporting the role of filopodia as a conduit.

This study demonstrated that a c-Kit-CreER-driven mouse model confirms melanocyte stem cells as a genuine source of melanoma, paralleling human melanoma in heterogeneity and gene signatures.

This study found that the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway activates melanocyte stem cells, promoting hair follicle regeneration both in vitro and in vivo.

This study found that human iPSC-derived melanocytes from vitiligo patients successfully integrated into mouse hair follicles and epidermis, demonstrating potential for personalized therapy for depigmentation.

This review discusses the interactions between melanocyte stem cells and their niche in hair regeneration and repair, but reports no new results; recent studies on molecular pathways are highlighted.

In this study, different donor and recipient site preparation techniques for melanocyte-keratinocyte suspension were associated with similar repigmentation outcomes in stable vitiligo, but efficacy varied by body site.