Hair follicle melanocyte precursors are awoken by ultraviolet radiation via a cell extrinsic mechanism1. Issue 6 (3rd June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferguson, Blake; Kunisada, Takahiro; Aoki, Hitomi; Handoko, Herlina Y.; Walker, Graeme J.
• Is Part Of: Photochemical & photobiological sciences. Volume 14:Issue 6(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 1179
• Page End: 1189
• Publication Date: 2015-06-03
• Subjects: Photochemistry -- Periodicals; Photobiology -- Periodicals; 541.35
• DOI: 10.1039/c5pp00098j
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1474-905X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj1057ct66" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Melanocyte stem cells in the hair follicle respond to UVR-induced damage by dividing and migrating upwards into the epidermis. This effect is driven by paracrine signals from epidermal keratinocytes induced by adaptive changes in the skin resulting from multiple UVR exposures.</p> </abstract>