2018
Dissecting Wnt Signaling for Melanocyte Regulation during Wound Healing
Sun Q, Rabbani P, Takeo M, Lee SH, Lim CH, Noel ES, Taketo MM, Myung P, Millar S, Ito M. Dissecting Wnt Signaling for Melanocyte Regulation during Wound Healing. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2018, 138: 1591-1600. PMID: 29428355, PMCID: PMC6019608, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCicatrixDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratinocytesMaleMelanocytesMiceMice, TransgenicReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRegenerationSkinSkin PigmentationStem CellsWnt ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayWound HealingConceptsMelanocyte stem cellsMelanocyte regenerationEpidermal melanocytesStem cellsWnt ligand secretionActivation of WntWound healingSignal regulationEssential functionsWnt inhibitor Dkk1Wnt ligandsLigand secretionVital regulatorWnt pathwayTransgenic expressionWntMolecular windowΒ-cateninMelanocyte regulationInhibitor DKK1Epithelial cellsMelanocytesWound scarsRegulationAbnormal pigmentation
2011
Coordinated Activation of Wnt in Epithelial and Melanocyte Stem Cells Initiates Pigmented Hair Regeneration
Rabbani P, Takeo M, Chou W, Myung P, Bosenberg M, Chin L, Taketo MM, Ito M. Coordinated Activation of Wnt in Epithelial and Melanocyte Stem Cells Initiates Pigmented Hair Regeneration. Cell 2011, 145: 941-955. PMID: 21663796, PMCID: PMC3962257, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary hair germMelanocyte stem cellsStem cellsStem cell behaviorStem cell populationHair regenerationHair follicle formationPigment-producing melanocytesHair follicle regenerationHair follicle bulgeEpithelial stem cellsGenetic mouse modelsCoordinated activationWntKey pathwaysCell behaviorWnt activationFollicle bulgeFollicle regenerationComplex organHair germFollicle formationCell populationsMcSCsCells