| Literature DB >> 17289566 |
Cédric Blanpain1, Valerie Horsley, Elaine Fuchs.
Abstract
Most epithelial tissues self-renew throughout adult life due to the presence of multipotent stem cells and/or unipotent progenitor cells. Epithelial stem cells are specified during development and are controlled by epithelial-mesenchymal interactions. Despite morphological and functional differences among epithelia, common signaling pathways appear to control epithelial stem cell maintenance, activation, lineage determination, and differentiation. Additionally, deregulation of these pathways can lead to human disorders including cancer. Understanding epithelial stem cell biology has major clinical implications for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of human diseases, as well as for regenerative medicine.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17289566 PMCID: PMC2408375 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.01.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582