Keratinocytes maintain compartmentalization between dermal papilla and fibroblasts in 3D heterotypic tri-cultures.
Justin J Y TanJohn Edmund Armourer CommonChun-Yong WuPaul C L HoLifeng KangPublished in: Cell proliferation (2019)
Keratinocytes may play a role in maintaining compartmentalization between the DP and the surrounding HDF residing in the dermis, and therefore maintains the aggregative state of the DP cells, necessary for hair follicle development and function.