Jingyun Luan, Cynthia Truong, Aleksandra Vuchkovska, Weijie Guo, Jennifer Good, Bijun Liu, Audrey Gang, Nicole Infarinato, Katherine Stewart, Lisa Polak, Hilda Amalia Pasolli, Emma Andretta, Alexander Y Rudensky, Elaine Fuchs, Yuxuan Miao
Following tissue damage, epithelial stem cells (SCs) are mobilized to enter the wound, where they confront harsh inflammatory environments that can impede their ability to repair the injury. Here, we investigated the mechanisms that protect skin SCs within this inflammatory environment. Characterization of gene expression profiles of hair follicle SCs (HFSCs) that migrated into the wound site revealed activation of an immune-modulatory program, including expression of CD80, major histocompatibility complex class II (MHCII), and CXC motif chemokine ligand 5 (CXCL5)...
April 22, 2024: Immunity