1. Mechanical tension mobilizes Lgr6+ epidermal stem cells to drive skin growth.
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Yingchao Xue, Chenyi Lyu, Taylor, Ainsley, Van Ee, Amy, Kiemen, Ashley, Young Geun Choi, Khavanian, Nima, Henn, Dominic, Chaewon Lee, Hwang, Lisa, Wier, Eric, Wang, Saifeng, Sam Lee, Ang Li, Kirby, Charles, Gaofeng Wang, Pei-Hsun Wu, Wirtz, Denis, Garza, Luis A., and Reddy, Sashank K.
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STEM cells , *WOUND healing , *LUNGS , *HAIR follicles , *STEM cell niches , *HIPPO signaling pathway , *DEVELOPMENTAL biology , *GREEN fluorescent protein - Abstract
The article presents a study which explores the Mechanical tension mobilizes leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 6 (LGR6+) epithelial stem cells to drive skin growth. It mentions the use of a system of controlled tissue expansion in mice to uncover cellular and molecular determinants of skin growth.
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- 2022
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