There and back again: hair follicle stem cell dynamics

Katherine A Fantauzzo; Angela M Christiano

doi:10.1016/j.stem.2010.12.018

There and back again: hair follicle stem cell dynamics

Cell Stem Cell. 2011 Jan 7;8(1):8-9. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.12.018.

Authors

Katherine A Fantauzzo¹, Angela M Christiano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.

PMID: 21211777
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.12.018

Abstract

Recently in Cell, Hsu et al. (2011) defined the relationship between stem cells and differentiated progeny within a hair follicle lineage. Their work reveals that stem cell descendants that have migrated out of the bulge can return to this niche and actively contribute to its function.

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