Adult hair follicles keep oncogenic growth in check

Recent research shows that potentially cancerous, somatic mutations can reside in normal cells. Pineda et al. (2019. J. Cell Biol. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201907178) report on a unique management technique by hair follicle stem cells to evade tumorigenesis.

Source: Journal of Cell Biology - October 6, 2019 Category: Cytology Authors: Gay, D., Ito, M. Tags: Spotlight Source Type: research