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ReviewNPJ Regenerative medicine2026

Dissecting the boundary of quiescence and activation of murine melanocyte stem cells in the hair follicle niche.

Tatsuya Ogawa, Min Chen, Soung-Hoon Lee, Denise L Gay, Mayumi Ito

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Review in NPJ Regenerative medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Tatsuya OgawaThe Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and Department of Cell Biology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. tatsuya.ogawa@gwe.md.tsukuba.ac.jp.
Min ChenThe Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and Department of Cell Biology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Soung-Hoon LeeThe Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and Department of Cell Biology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Denise L GayThe Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and Department of Cell Biology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Mayumi ItoThe Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and Department of Cell Biology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. mayumi.ito@nyulangone.org.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) are a crucial melanocyte reservoir within the hair follicle niche. This review provides an overview of the processes for McSC quiescence and activation. Because McSCs closely interact with hair follicle stem cells, we have focused on this interaction. Given the high prevalence of hair graying, the McSC system serves as a model for cellular aging. Here, we highlight current research on the mechanisms of hair graying.

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