2023
Organ function is preserved despite reorganization of niche architecture in the hair follicle
Wei H, Du S, Parksong J, Pasolli H, Matte-Martone C, Regot S, Gonzalez L, Xin T, Greco V. Organ function is preserved despite reorganization of niche architecture in the hair follicle. Cell Stem Cell 2023, 30: 962-972.e6. PMID: 37419106, PMCID: PMC10362479, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNiche architectureDermal papilla fibroblastsDifferentiated lineagesHair follicle growthStereotypic architectureMultipotent progenitorsEpithelial progenitorsFunctional importanceNicheStem cellsFibroblast nicheProgenitorsPowerful modelIntravital imagingDermal papillaFibroblastsHair folliclesFollicle growthOrgan functionLineagesDifferentiationCrosstalkHairProliferationCells
2013
Stem cell dynamics in the hair follicle niche
Rompolas P, Greco V. Stem cell dynamics in the hair follicle niche. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 2013, 25: 34-42. PMID: 24361866, PMCID: PMC3988239, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2013.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair follicle nicheStem cellsStem cell behaviorMouse genetic modelsNon-cellular componentsNiche microenvironmentMolecular signalsCell behaviorNicheMammalian skinHair folliclesProcess of regenerationCell dynamicsCell populationsGenetic modelsExtracellular materialCurrent understandingCellular compositionTissue regenerationCellsRegenerationNew hairAppendagesMicroenvironmentFolliclesSpatial 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
2003
Defining the Epithelial Stem Cell Niche in Skin
Tumbar T, Guasch G, Greco V, Blanpain C, Lowry WE, Rendl M, Fuchs E. Defining the Epithelial Stem Cell Niche in Skin. Science 2003, 303: 359-363. PMID: 14671312, PMCID: PMC2405920, DOI: 10.1126/science.1092436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CycleCell DivisionCell SeparationEpidermal CellsEpidermisEpithelial CellsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHair FollicleHistonesKeratinocytesLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceMultipotent Stem CellsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticConceptsStem cell nicheLabel-retaining cellsCell nicheSkin stem cell nichesCell type-specific fashionType-specific fashionEpithelial stem cell nicheTranscriptional profilesSlow-cycling cellsHigh proliferative capacityMessenger RNANicheSurface receptorsProliferative capacityRegenerative cellsCellsRNAProgenyProtein