Epidermal Stem Cell Niche

Advances in Stem Cells and Their Niches, Volume Three, comprises a compilation of the latest findings on our understanding of skin biology. It extends the current knowledge on skin stem cells and provides in-depth discussions on their unique settings, niches and properties. Chapters in this new release include The biophysical regulation of epidermal fate and function, Epidermal stem cell lineages, Hair shaft progenitors that create a niche for hair pigmentation, Dermal papilla cells control of hair follicle growth and pigmentation, Molecular mechanisms regulating the hair follicle niche, Dermal fibroblasts and their niches and interactions with epidermal stem cells.

Contains chapters written by international leaders in skin biologyProvides a unique compilation of the latest findings and technologies in basic and translational skin biology Expands current knowledge on the regulation of skin stem cells as isolated entities, focusing on how skin stem cells and lineages of stem cells function in a coordinated manner Provides illustrations and comprehensive analyses of each subject

1. Biophysical regulation of epidermal fate and function John T. Connelly 2. Epidermal stem cell lineages Lalhaba Oinam, Gopakumar Changarathil, Yen Xuan Ngo, Hiromi Yanagisawa and Aiko Sada 3. Molecular aspects governing epidermal stem cell niches Paola Kuri, Gabriella Rice and Panteleimon Rompolas 4. Dermal papilla regulation of hair growth and pigmentation Jamien Lim, Krystle Joy Ng and Carlos Clavel 5. Krox20 in epithelial and glial stem cells and their niche Chung-Ping Liao, Edem Tchegnon and Lu Q. Le 6. Dermal niche signaling and epidermal stem cells Sophie Frech, Agnes Forsthuber, Ana Korosec and Beate M. Lichtenberger 7. Immune cells and the epidermal stem cell niche Etienne CE Wang