Researchers from National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research publish new studies and findings in the area of stem cell research

(NewsRx.com) -- A report, "Requirement of Rac1 distinguishes follicular from interfollicular epithelial stem cells," is newly published data in Oncogene. According to recent research from the United States, "Epithelial stem cells in the bulge region within the hair follicle maintain the cyclic hair growth, but whether these stem cells also contribute to the epidermal renewal remains unclear. Here, we observed that the conditional deletion of the Rac1 gene in the mouse skin, including the potential follicular and epidermal stem cell compartments, results in alopecia owing to defective hair development."

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