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
2010
Compartmentalized organization: a common and required feature of stem cell niches?
Greco V, Guo S. Compartmentalized organization: a common and required feature of stem cell niches? Development 2010, 137: 1586-1594. PMID: 20430743, PMCID: PMC2860245, DOI: 10.1242/dev.041103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell nicheCell nicheHair follicle stem cell nicheFollicle stem cell nicheAdult stem cell nichesStem cellsStem cell fieldOrgan growthNicheHair regenerationSlow cyclingRecent findingsCell fieldNew growthTissue regenerationRecent studiesCellsGrowthLong-term growthRegenerationProgenyCompartmentsKey questions
2009
A Two-Step Mechanism for Stem Cell Activation during Hair Regeneration
Greco V, Chen T, Rendl M, Schober M, Pasolli HA, Stokes N, dela Cruz-Racelis J, Fuchs E. A Two-Step Mechanism for Stem Cell Activation during Hair Regeneration. Cell Stem Cell 2009, 4: 155-169. PMID: 19200804, PMCID: PMC2668200, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2008.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMP inhibitorsHair germHG cellsStem cellsStem cell activationHair regenerationTransit-amplifying cellsBulge stem cellsDermal papillaCyclic boutsTranscriptional profilingElevated FGFPrecocious activityHair folliclesBulge cellsLate telogenWntCell clustersCell activationCellsTwo-step mechanismSmall cell clustersInitial stepRegenerationInhibitors