Stem cells located within the skin actively generate differentiating cells that can ultimately form either the body surface or the hairs that emanate from it.
In addition, these stem cells are able to replenish themselves, continually rejuvenating skin and hair. Now, researchers at Rockefeller University have identified two proteins that enable these skin stem cells to undertake this continuous process of self-renewal.
The work, published in Nature Genetics, brings new details to the understanding of how stem cells maintain — and lose ..read more
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