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SUBMITTER: Gresset A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4618659 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gresset Aurélie A Coulpier Fanny F Gerschenfeld Gaspard G Jourdon Alexandre A Matesic Graziella G Richard Laurence L Vallat Jean-Michel JM Charnay Patrick P Topilko Piotr P
Stem cell reports 20150723 2
While neurogenic stem cells have been identified in rodent and human skin, their manipulation and further characterization are hampered by a lack of specific markers. Here, we perform genetic tracing of the progeny of boundary cap (BC) cells, a neural-crest-derived cell population localized at peripheral nerve entry/exit points. We show that BC derivatives migrate along peripheral nerves to reach the skin, where they give rise to terminal glia associated with dermal nerve endings. Dermal BC deri ...[more]