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    Glossary Stem Cell Factor

    protein crucial for stem cell survival and differentiation

    Stem Cell Factor (SCF), also known as Kit Ligand, is a protein that plays a crucial role in the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells, which are the cells responsible for forming blood. SCF binds to the c-Kit receptor on the surface of these stem cells, activating signaling pathways that are essential for their function and maintenance. This factor is also important in other biological processes, including pigmentation, fertility, and the development of certain cell types in the immune system.

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    1. The Force Is Strong with This One: Metabolism (Over)powers Stem Cell Fate Trends in cell biology · 2018 · 33 citations
    2. <i>N</i>1-acetylspermidine is a determinant of hair follicle stem cell fate Journal of Cell Science · 2021 · 17 citations
    3. Fibronectin meshwork controls epithelial stem cell fate bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2021 · 2 citations
    4. The Yin–Yang of Stress and Senescence: Integrated Stress Response and SASP Crosstalk in Stem Cell Fate, Regeneration, and Disease Biocell · 2025
    5. Epidermal stem cell fate: what can we learn from embryonic stem cells? 2007 · 15 citations
    6. Glutamine Metabolism Controls Stem Cell Fate Reversibility and Long-Term Maintenance in the Hair Follicle Cell Metabolism · 2020 · 51 citations
    7. Editorial: Directing Stem Cell Fate Using Plant Extracts and Their Bioactive Compounds Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 2022 · 4 citations
    8. Extracellular Matrix as a Regulator of Epidermal Stem Cell Fate International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2018 · 57 citations
    9. Linking chromatin dynamics, cell fate plasticity, and tissue homeostasis in adult mouse hair follicle stem cells Endogenous locus-driven H-Ras G12V expression induces senescence-like phenotype in primary fibroblasts of the Costello syndrome mouse model · 2017 · 3 citations
    10. The pioneer factor SOX9 competes for epigenetic factors to switch stem cell fates Nature cell biology · 2023 · 6 citations
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