2021
Skin-resident immune cells actively coordinate their distribution with epidermal cells during homeostasis
Park S, Matte-Martone C, Gonzalez DG, Lathrop EA, May DP, Pineda CM, Moore JL, Boucher JD, Marsh E, Schmitter-Sánchez A, Cockburn K, Markova O, Bellaïche Y, Greco V. Skin-resident immune cells actively coordinate their distribution with epidermal cells during homeostasis. Nature Cell Biology 2021, 23: 476-484. PMID: 33958758, PMCID: PMC8603572, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-021-00670-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic epidermal T cellsLangerhans cellsCell typesEpithelial cellsDifferent cell typesMultiple cell typesLive adult miceGTPase Rac1Skin-resident immune cellsNon-random spatial distributionDistribution of LCContinuous turnoverEpidermal cellsEpidermal T cellsIndividual cellsCellular mechanismsEnvironmental insultsHomeostasisBasal epithelial cellsImmune cellsT cellsAdult miceCellsProper architectureEpidermis
2018
Flexible fate determination ensures robust differentiation in the hair follicle
Xin T, Gonzalez D, Rompolas P, Greco V. Flexible fate determination ensures robust differentiation in the hair follicle. Nature Cell Biology 2018, 20: 1361-1369. PMID: 30420661, PMCID: PMC6314017, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-018-0232-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell levelStem cellsStem cell differentiationGerm stem cellsTissue architectureMultiple cell typesFate determinationDetermination mechanismTissue homeostasisSame stem cellsCommon progenitorDifferentiation outcomesDifferentiation stimuliDifferentiation lineageCell differentiationCell typesNormal differentiationWnt activationHair folliclesUnanticipated flexibilityDifferentiationRobust differentiationProgenitorsCellsUninjured condition