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Beta1 integrin-mediated adhesion signalling is essential for epidermal progenitor cell expansion.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2009
Piwko-Czuchra Aleksandra, Koegel Heidi, Meyer Hannelore, Bauer Martina, Werner Sabine, Brakebusch Cord, Fässler Reinhard
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BACKGROUND: There is a major discrepancy between the in vitro and in vivo results regarding the role of beta1 integrins in the maintenance of epidermal stem/progenitor cells. Studies of mice with skin-specific ablation of beta1 integrins suggested that epidermis can form and be maintained in their absence, while in vitro data have shown a fundamental role for these adhesion receptors in stem/progenitor cell...
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