Main Category: Dermatology
Also Included In: Stem Cell Research; Genetics
Article Date: 08 Jul 2012 - 0:00 PDT
Current ratings for:The Key (Proteins) To Self-Renewing Skin
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In Cell Stem Cell, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe how human epidermal progenitor cells and stem cells control transcription factors to avoid premature differentiation, preserving their ability to produce new skin cells throughout life.The findings provide new insights into the role and importance of exosomes and their targeted gene transcripts, and may help point the way to new drugs or therapies for not just skin diseases, but other disorders in which stem and progenitor cell populations are affected.Stem cells, of
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