A systematic summary of survival and death signalling during the life of hair follicle stem cells

XM Hu, ZX Li, DY Zhang, YC Yang, S Fu… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) are among the most widely available resources and most
frequently approved model systems used for studying adult stem cells. HFSCs are …

An updated classification of hair follicle morphogenesis

N Saxena, KW Mok, M Rendl - Experimental dermatology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hair follicle (HF) formation in develo** embryonic skin requires stepwise signalling
between the epithelial epidermis and mesenchymal dermis, and their specialized …

New developments in the biology of fibroblast growth factors

DM Ornitz, N Itoh - WIREs mechanisms of disease, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family is composed of 18 secreted signaling proteins
consisting of canonical FGFs and endocrine FGFs that activate four receptor tyrosine …

[HTML][HTML] Merkel cell polyomavirus and Merkel cell carcinoma

V Pietropaolo, C Prezioso, U Moens - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Viruses are the cause of approximately 15% of all human cancers. Both RNA and DNA
human tumor viruses have been identified, with Merkel cell polyomavirus being the most …

Integrating single‐cell and spatial transcriptomics reveals heterogeneity of early pig skin development and a subpopulation with hair placode formation

Y Wang, Y Jiang, G Ni, S Li, B Balderson… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The dermis and epidermis, crucial structural layers of the skin, encompass appendages, hair
follicles (HFs), and intricate cellular heterogeneity. However, an integrated spatiotemporal …

Polyomavirus-positive Merkel cell carcinoma derived from a trichoblastoma suggests an epithelial origin of this Merkel cell carcinoma

T Kervarrec, M Aljundi, S Appenzeller, M Samimi… - Journal of Investigative …, 2020 - Elsevier
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), an aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, is to
date the only human cancer known to be frequently caused by a polyomavirus. However, it …

Polycomb complexes redundantly maintain epidermal stem cell identity during development

I Cohen, C Bar, H Liu, VJ Valdes, D Zhao… - Genes & …, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Abstract Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) and PRC2 are critical epigenetic
developmental regulators. PRC1 and PRC2 largely overlap in their genomic binding and …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro and in vivo anti-eczema effect of Artemisia annua aqueous extract and its component profiling

Y Zhao, L Zhu, L Yang, M Chen, P Sun, Y Ma… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Artemisia annua L. belongs to the Asteraceae family and
has a long history of clinical application in China. It has been widely used for centuries to …

[HTML][HTML] Merkel cell polyomavirus T antigens induce Merkel cell-like differentiation in GLI1-expressing epithelial cells

T Kervarrec, M Samimi, S Hesbacher, P Berthon… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive skin cancer frequently caused by the Merkel
cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). It is still under discussion, in which cells viral integration and …

Dermal appendage-dependent patterning of zebrafish atoh1a+ Merkel cells

TL Brown, EC Horton, EW Craig, CEA Goo, EC Black… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Touch system function requires precise interactions between specialized skin cells and
somatosensory axons, as exemplified by the vertebrate mechanosensory Merkel cell-neurite …