Hair follicle stem cells feel the pressure

Taylor Hinnant; Terry Lechler

doi:10.1016/j.stem.2021.12.001

Hair follicle stem cells feel the pressure

Cell Stem Cell. 2022 Jan 6;29(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.12.001.

Authors

Taylor Hinnant¹, Terry Lechler²

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Dermatology and Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
² Departments of Dermatology and Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: terry.lechler@duke.edu.

PMID: 34995491
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.12.001

Abstract

The number of hair follicle stem cells decreases during aging and in hair-loss disorders, such as alopecia. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Xie et al. (2021) discover that the hair shaft serves as a physical niche component for the preservation of hair follicle stem cells.

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MeSH terms

Aging
Alopecia*
Hair
Hair Follicle*
Humans
Stem Cells

Grants and funding

T32 HD040372/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States