Defining the fate trajectory of eccrine gland formation

Meagan C Branch; Elena Ezhkova

doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2023.12.004

Defining the fate trajectory of eccrine gland formation

Dev Cell. 2024 Jan 8;59(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.12.004.

Authors

Meagan C Branch¹, Elena Ezhkova²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cell, Developmental, and Regenerative Biology, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Cell, Developmental, and Regenerative Biology, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: elena.ezhkova@mssm.edu.

Abstract

Eccrine glands secrete water onto the surface of human skin to regulate body temperature. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Dingwall et al. dissect the transcriptional signature of developing eccrine glands, and they also uncover a unique dermal niche that is responsible for promoting eccrine gland developmental progression.

MeSH terms

Eccrine Glands*
Humans
Skin*

Abstract

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