Dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal

© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The human interfollicular epidermis is renewed throughout life by populations of proliferating basal keratinocytes. Though interfollicular keratinocyte stem cells have been identified, it is not known how self-renewal in this compartment is s...

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Main Authors: Lawlor, K., Kaur, Pritinder
Format: Journal Article
Published: MDPI AG 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71077
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description © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The human interfollicular epidermis is renewed throughout life by populations of proliferating basal keratinocytes. Though interfollicular keratinocyte stem cells have been identified, it is not known how self-renewal in this compartment is spatially organized. At the epidermal-dermal junction, keratinocytes sit atop a heterogeneous mix of dermal cells that may regulate keratinocyte self-renewal by influencing local tissue architecture and signalling microenvironments. Focusing on the rete ridges and complementary dermal papillae in human skin, we review the identity and organisation of abundant dermal cells types and present evidence for interactions between the dermal microenvironment and the interfollicular keratinocytes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-710772021-01-08T07:54:27Z Dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal Lawlor, K. Kaur, Pritinder © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The human interfollicular epidermis is renewed throughout life by populations of proliferating basal keratinocytes. Though interfollicular keratinocyte stem cells have been identified, it is not known how self-renewal in this compartment is spatially organized. At the epidermal-dermal junction, keratinocytes sit atop a heterogeneous mix of dermal cells that may regulate keratinocyte self-renewal by influencing local tissue architecture and signalling microenvironments. Focusing on the rete ridges and complementary dermal papillae in human skin, we review the identity and organisation of abundant dermal cells types and present evidence for interactions between the dermal microenvironment and the interfollicular keratinocytes. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71077 10.3390/ijms161226078 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ MDPI AG fulltext
spellingShingle Lawlor, K.
Kaur, Pritinder
Dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal
title Dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal
title_full Dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal
title_fullStr Dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal
title_full_unstemmed Dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal
title_short Dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal
title_sort dermal contributions to human interfollicular epidermal architecture and self-renewal
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71077