2023
Organ function is preserved despite reorganization of niche architecture in the hair follicle
Wei H, Du S, Parksong J, Pasolli H, Matte-Martone C, Regot S, Gonzalez L, Xin T, Greco V. Organ function is preserved despite reorganization of niche architecture in the hair follicle. Cell Stem Cell 2023, 30: 962-972.e6. PMID: 37419106, PMCID: PMC10362479, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNiche architectureDermal papilla fibroblastsDifferentiated lineagesHair follicle growthStereotypic architectureMultipotent progenitorsEpithelial progenitorsFunctional importanceNicheStem cellsFibroblast nicheProgenitorsPowerful modelIntravital imagingDermal papillaFibroblastsHair folliclesFollicle growthOrgan functionLineagesDifferentiationCrosstalkHairProliferationCells
2014
β-Catenin Activation Regulates Tissue Growth Non–Cell Autonomously in the Hair Stem Cell Niche
Deschene ER, Myung P, Rompolas P, Zito G, Sun TY, Taketo MM, Saotome I, Greco V. β-Catenin Activation Regulates Tissue Growth Non–Cell Autonomously in the Hair Stem Cell Niche. Science 2014, 343: 1353-1356. PMID: 24653033, PMCID: PMC4096864, DOI: 10.1126/science.1248373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type cellsWnt/β-catenin signalingΒ-catenin signalingΒ-catenin activationMouse hair follicle stem cellsΒ-cateninStem cell nicheHair follicle stem cellsFollicle stem cellsNiche signalsMutant cellsCell divisionCell nicheCoordinated regenerationHair growthWnt ligandsCellular displacementCell behaviorStem cellsHair regenerationTissue growthSignalingCellsTissue regenerationActivation