Gene expression profiling of adult hair follicle dermal stem cells and progeny, dermal sheath and dermal papilla cells

Here we have developed a novel FACS strategy to prospectively isolate hair follicle dermal stem cells, dermal sheath and dermal papilla cells from adult skin initiating synchronous hair follicle regeneration and identified Hic1 as a marker of hfDSCs and Rspondins as stimulators of hfDSCs and epithelial cells, and subsequently hair follicle regeneration Overall design: Comparison of gene expression of adult hair follicle mesenchymal cells undergoing initiation of hair follicle regeneration