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    Lgr5-expressing chief cells drive epithelial regeneration and cancer in the oxyntic stomach

    The daily renewal of the corpus epithelium is fuelled by adult stem cells residing within tubular glands, but the identity of these stem cells remains controversial. Lgr5 marks homeostatic stem cells and ‘rese...

    Marc Leushacke, Si Hui Tan, Angeline Wong, Yada Swathi in Nature Cell Biology (2017)

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    Organoids as an in vitro model of human development and disease

    Barker and colleagues review the history and recent developments of organoid cultures derived from pluripotent stem cells and adult epithelia, and discuss how the technology can be used for basic research as w...

    Aliya Fatehullah, Si Hui Tan, Nick Barker in Nature Cell Biology (2016)

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    Laminin-511 and integrin beta-1 in hair follicle development and basal cell carcinoma formation

    Initiation of the hair follicle placode and its subsequent growth, maturation and cycling in post-natal skin requires signaling interactions between epithelial cells and adjacent dermal cells and involves Shh ...

    Mindy C DeRouen, Hanson Zhen, Si Hui Tan, Samantha Williams in BMC Developmental Biology (2010)