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Stem Cell Reports ; 9(1): 304-314, 2017 07 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28602615

ABSTRACT

Tissue integrity requires constant maintenance of a quiescent, yet responsive, population of stem cells. In the skin, hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) that reside within the bulge maintain tissue homeostasis in response to activating cues that occur with each new hair cycle or upon injury. We found that PTEN, a major regulator of the PI3K-AKT pathway, controlled HFSC number and size in the bulge and maintained genomically stable pluripotent cells. This regulatory function is central for HFSC quiescence, where PTEN-deficiency phenotype is in part regulated by BMAL1. Furthermore, PTEN ablation led to downregulation of BMI-1, a critical regulator of adult stem cell self-renewal, and elevated senescence, suggesting the presence of a protective system that prevents transformation. We found that short- and long-term PTEN depletion followed by activated BMAL1, a core clock protein, contributed to accumulation of HFSC.


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ARNTL Transcription Factors/metabolism , Epidermal Cells , Hair Follicle/cytology , PTEN Phosphohydrolase/metabolism , Stem Cells/cytology , Animals , Cell Self Renewal , Cellular Senescence , Epidermis/metabolism , Hair Follicle/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Knockout , PTEN Phosphohydrolase/genetics , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Stem Cell Niche , Stem Cells/metabolism
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