Thursday, May 03, 2007

Master Regulatory Gene Of Epithelial Stem Cells Identified

Source: Harvard Medical School
Date: May 3, 2007

Summary:

The skin's ability to replace the tissue it sloughs off is controlled by a variety of genes. A new study from Harvard Medical School published in the May 4 issue of Cell, however, identifies a "master regulator" of this regeneration process not only for skin, but for many epithelial tissues including breast, prostate, and urogenital tract.