Past stem cells and finally in transit: SLC1A3 instructs skin niche coupling

10:33 EDT 2 May 2018 | Nature Publishing

During postnatal growth of the skin and homeostatic hair cycling, different proliferative compartments contribute to tissue expansion and establishment of a functional epidermis. A new study by Reichenbach et al (2018) reports coordinated proliferation of three distinct epithelial stem cell niches and a role for glutamate transporter Slc1a3 in synchronisation of activated stem and progenitor cells.

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