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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Michael Rendl
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-41597 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Developmental cell 20121101 5
How dermal papilla (DP) niche cells regulate hair follicle progenitors to control hair growth remains unclear. Using Tbx18(Cre) to target embryonic DP precursors, we ablate the transcription factor Sox2 early and efficiently, resulting in diminished hair shaft outgrowth. We find that DP niche expression of Sox2 controls the migration speed of differentiating hair shaft progenitors. Transcriptional profiling of Sox2 null DPs reveals increased Bmp6 and decreased BMP inhibitor Sostdc1, a direct Sox ...[more]