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Tissue Stem Cells: Architects of Their Niches

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Fuchs, Elaine, Blau, Helen M.·2020·Cell Stem Cell

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Stem cells (SCs) maintain tissue homeostasis and repair wounds. Despite marked variation in tissue architecture and regenerative demands, SCs often follow similar paradigms in communicating with their microenvironmental "niche" to transition between quiescent and regenerative states. Here we use skin epithelium and skeletal muscle-among the most highly-stressed tissues in our body-to highlight similarities and differences in niche constituents and how SCs mediate natural tissue rejuvenation and perform regenerative acts prompted by injuries. We discuss how these communication networks break down during aging and how understanding tissue SCs has led to major advances in regenerative medicine.

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Authors
Fuchs, E., & Blau, H. M.
Affiliations
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
  • Fuchs, Elaine
  • Blau, Helen M.
Venue
Cell Stem Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-10
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
532-556
ISSN
  • 1875-9777 (ISSN-L)
  • 1934-5909
OpenAlex
W3090928815
Cited by
332
References
235
Citations by year
2026: 48 · 2025: 80 · 2024: 76 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 34
FWCI
4.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell stem cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Li Ka Shing Foundation
  • American Heart Association
  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
  • Baxter International Foundation
  • California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Hair Growth and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Keywords
tissue stem cells, stem cell niche, tissue homeostasis, wound healing, skin epithelium, skeletal muscle, tissue rejuvenation, aging, regenerative medicine
MeSH terms
Rejuvenation, Stem Cells, Muscle, Skeletal, Regenerative Medicine

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