Pygo2 regulates β-catenin–induced activation of hair follicle stem/progenitor cells and skin hyperplasia
Sun P, Watanabe K, Fallahi M, Lee B, Afetian ME, Rheaume C, Wu D, Horsley V, Dai X. Pygo2 regulates β-catenin–induced activation of hair follicle stem/progenitor cells and skin hyperplasia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 10215-10220. PMID: 24982158, PMCID: PMC4104891, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1311395111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell activationStem/progenitor cellsEarly progenitor cellsProgenitor cellsWnt/β-catenin targetsΒ-catenin functionStem cellsTumor suppressor protein p53Β-catenin targetsWnt/β-catenin functionsCell cycle entryAdult stem cellsHair follicle stem cellsSuppressor protein p53Chromatin factorsFollicle stem cellsProgenitor cell compartmentHomeobox proteinEpigenetic mechanismsCell activationCycle entryDownstream eventsPathway functionOrgan regenerationImportant regulator