2014
Spontaneous tumour regression in keratoacanthomas is driven by Wnt/retinoic acid signalling cross-talk
Zito G, Saotome I, Liu Z, Ferro EG, Sun TY, Nguyen DX, Bilguvar K, Ko CJ, Greco V. Spontaneous tumour regression in keratoacanthomas is driven by Wnt/retinoic acid signalling cross-talk. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 3543. PMID: 24667544, PMCID: PMC3974217, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor regressionRetinoic acidSquamous cell carcinomaSpontaneous tumor regressionMouse model systemCell carcinomaMalignant tumorsTherapeutic strategiesCutaneous keratoacanthomasKeratoacanthomaPhysiological mechanismsTumor growthHuman keratoacanthomaTumorsHair follicle regenerationCancer biologyFollicle regenerationRegressionDifferentiation programWntCarcinomaPathway
2009
A Two-Step Mechanism for Stem Cell Activation during Hair Regeneration
Greco V, Chen T, Rendl M, Schober M, Pasolli HA, Stokes N, dela Cruz-Racelis J, Fuchs E. A Two-Step Mechanism for Stem Cell Activation during Hair Regeneration. Cell Stem Cell 2009, 4: 155-169. PMID: 19200804, PMCID: PMC2668200, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2008.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMP inhibitorsHair germHG cellsStem cellsStem cell activationHair regenerationTransit-amplifying cellsBulge stem cellsDermal papillaCyclic boutsTranscriptional profilingElevated FGFPrecocious activityHair folliclesBulge cellsLate telogenWntCell clustersCell activationCellsTwo-step mechanismSmall cell clustersInitial stepRegenerationInhibitors