Study finds a ‘molecular scaffolding’ that maintains skin structure and organisation

January 17, 2014

A study by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), featured on the cover of the Journal of Cell Biology, shows how interactions between skin stem cells—the cells responsible for the constant renewal of skin—maintain the architecture of this organ. “We knew that these junctions were important in skin stem cells but the cellular components involved in their structure and function were not yet understood”, says Mirna Pérez-Moreno, head of the Epithelial Cellular Biology Group that led the study. (Phys.org)