FZD2 Regulates Murine Hair Follicle Function and Maintenance

J Invest Dermatol. 2022 Aug;142(8):2260-2263.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.01.004. Epub 2022 Jan 17.

¹ Dermatology Department, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
³ Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
⁵ Dermatology Department, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: thl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Abstract

Fzd2 is required for hair follicle function and maintenance in mice.