Mouse pigment cells that make Oca2 protein can turn back into stem cells after moving to the bulge area of the hair follicle.

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Dedifferentiation maintains melanocyte stem cells in a dynamic niche

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2023 Apr

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No contradicting evidence found

Mouse pigment stem cells don't have a special group that never changes; different cells make Oca2 protein in each hair growth cycle.

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