2018
Hedgehog stimulates hair follicle neogenesis by creating inductive dermis during murine skin wound healing
Lim CH, Sun Q, Ratti K, Lee SH, Zheng Y, Takeo M, Lee W, Rabbani P, Plikus MV, Cain JE, Wang DH, Watkins DN, Millar S, Taketo MM, Myung P, Cotsarelis G, Ito M. Hedgehog stimulates hair follicle neogenesis by creating inductive dermis during murine skin wound healing. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 4903. PMID: 30464171, PMCID: PMC6249328, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07142-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSonic hedgehog pathwayMechanisms of scarringHair follicle neogenesisHF neogenesisFibrotic repairScarring woundsMurine skinShh overexpressionWound repairHair follicle regenerationWound healingFollicle neogenesisHedgehog pathwayDermal papillaWnt activationFibrosisWoundsScarringHealingSignal activationNeogenesisActivation resultsMammalian woundsActivationFollicle regeneration
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