Heterogeneity within Stratified Epithelial Stem Cell Populations Maintains the Oral Mucosa in Response to Physiological Stress
Byrd KM, Piehl NC, Patel JH, Huh WJ, Sequeira I, Lough KJ, Wagner BL, Marangoni P, Watt FM, Klein OD, Coffey RJ, Williams SE. Heterogeneity within Stratified Epithelial Stem Cell Populations Maintains the Oral Mucosa in Response to Physiological Stress. Cell Stem Cell 2019, 25: 814-829.e6. PMID: 31809739, PMCID: PMC6925542, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2019.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell populationJunctional zoneOral mucosaStem cellsImportant model systemCell populationsEpithelial stem cell populationSingle-progenitor modelAsymmetric divisionLabel-retention assaysCandidate nichesSymmetric divisionTissue stressOral cavityPalatal epitheliumPhysiological stressModel systemStratified epitheliumMucosaProliferative heterogeneityEpithelium