melanocytes

[Cell Reports] Investigators distinguished between three distinct types of melanocytes in human interfollicular epidermis: cKit+CD90–, cKit+CD90+, and cKit−CD90+.

[Cell Death Discovery] Researchers found that other cell death modalities may exist in addition to the well-recognized apoptosis and necroptosis in H2O2-treated melanocytes.

[iScience] To explore the sebaceous glands' possible contribution to melasma onset, the expression of pro-melanogenic and inflammatory factors from the SZ95 SG cell line exposed to single or repetitive ultraviolet A radiation was evaluated.

[Stem Cells and Development] Researchers discovered that proper micro-injury effectively induced hair regeneration by activating the hair follicle stem cell proliferation and migration downwards to the hair matrix, finally shifting the hair follicle stage from telogen into anagen.

[Cancer Gene Therapy] Investigators overexpressed MYC in freshly isolated human primary melanocytes and studied the effects on melanocytic proliferation and differentiation.

[Cell Reports] Scientists found that Tfap2b and a select set of target genes specified an melanocyte stem cell population at the dorsal root ganglia in zebrafish.