2019
Hair follicle regeneration suppresses Ras-driven oncogenic growth
Pineda CM, Gonzalez DG, Matte-Martone C, Boucher J, Lathrop E, Gallini S, Fons NR, Xin T, Tai K, Marsh E, Nguyen DX, Suozzi KC, Beronja S, Greco V. Hair follicle regeneration suppresses Ras-driven oncogenic growth. Journal Of Cell Biology 2019, 218: 3212-3222. PMID: 31488583, PMCID: PMC6781447, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201907178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair folliclesHras mutationsOncogenic growthHair follicle stem cellsSkin hair folliclesTumor developmentFollicle stem cellsHair follicle regenerationSkin epitheliumSecondary mutationsBenign outgrowthFolliclesStem cellsTissueCertain tissuesFollicle regenerationCellsContinuous tissueWild-type neighborsDistinct mechanismsDifferent outcomesMutationsEnhanced capacityInjury
2015
Intravital imaging of hair follicle regeneration in the mouse
Pineda CM, Park S, Mesa KR, Wolfel M, Gonzalez DG, Haberman AM, Rompolas P, Greco V. Intravital imaging of hair follicle regeneration in the mouse. Nature Protocols 2015, 10: 1116-1130. PMID: 26110716, PMCID: PMC4632978, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2015.070.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
β-Catenin Activation Regulates Tissue Growth Non–Cell Autonomously in the Hair Stem Cell Niche
Deschene ER, Myung P, Rompolas P, Zito G, Sun TY, Taketo MM, Saotome I, Greco V. β-Catenin Activation Regulates Tissue Growth Non–Cell Autonomously in the Hair Stem Cell Niche. Science 2014, 343: 1353-1356. PMID: 24653033, PMCID: PMC4096864, DOI: 10.1126/science.1248373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type cellsWnt/β-catenin signalingΒ-catenin signalingΒ-catenin activationMouse hair follicle stem cellsΒ-cateninStem cell nicheHair follicle stem cellsFollicle stem cellsNiche signalsMutant cellsCell divisionCell nicheCoordinated regenerationHair growthWnt ligandsCellular displacementCell behaviorStem cellsHair regenerationTissue growthSignalingCellsTissue regenerationActivation
2013
Spatial organization within a niche as a determinant of stem-cell fate
Rompolas P, Mesa KR, Greco V. Spatial organization within a niche as a determinant of stem-cell fate. Nature 2013, 502: 513-518. PMID: 24097351, PMCID: PMC3895444, DOI: 10.1038/nature12602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell fateHair follicle nicheStem cell lineagesStem cellsStem cell nicheHair follicle stem cellsStem cell compartmentFollicle stem cellsFate determinationGenetic lineagesDifferentiated fateAdult tissuesNiche locationsMammalian tissuesNicheHair regenerationLineagesSpatial organizationEpithelial cellsFateCellsHair growthRegenerationLive miceTissue
2007
Mice cloned from skin cells
Li J, Greco V, Guasch G, Fuchs E, Mombaerts P. Mice cloned from skin cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 2738-2743. PMID: 17299040, PMCID: PMC1815251, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611358104.Peer-Reviewed Original Research