Letter to the Editor

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2008) 128, 2113–2117; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.43; published online 13 March 2008

The Vitamin D Receptor Is Required for Mouse Hair Cycle Progression but not for Maintenance of the Epidermal Stem Cell Compartment

Héctor G Pálmer1, Dolores Martinez2, Geert Carmeliet3 and Fiona M Watt1,4

  1. 1Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge, UK
  2. 2Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, London, UK
  3. 3Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  4. 4Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Correspondence: Fiona M. Watt, E-mail: Fiona.watt@cancer.org.uk

Abbreviations:

DP, dermal papilla; LRC, label-retaining cell; TPA, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate; ORS, outer root sheath; VDR, vitamin D receptor

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