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Chemically induced skin tumors arise from long-lived stem cells of the upper hair follicle.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 6 Aug 2026
Kandyba Eve, Jabouille Arnaud, Calvet Ferriol, Li Yun Rose, Curtabbi Andrea, Cristea Diana, Shin Joyce, Delrosario Reyno, Anzules Jonathan, Wu Di, Quigley David, Taylor Mark, Zanette Camila, Lo Fang Yin, Higgins Jacob, Salk Jesse, Lopez-Bigas Nuria, Balmain Allan
Abstract excerpt
The identification of the cancer cell of origin is a fundamental issue in cancer biology. We used fluorescent lineage tracing of independent mouse skin stem cell populations, single-cell transcriptomics, and duplex sequencing to identify the origin of chemically induced skin tumors. Tumors arose predominantly from Lgr6+ and/or Lrig1+ stem cells of the upper hair follicle but only very rarely from the Lgr5+ and...
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