New Technology Helps Identify Two Rare Skin Cell Subtypes
Researchers at the University of California, Los
Angeles (UCLA), using technology developed by Fibrocell Science, have
identified two rare adult stem cell-like subpopulations in adult human skin, potentially,
potentially providing a source of stem cell-like subpopulations from skin
biopsies. The findings, published in BioResearch
Open Access, pertain to two subtypes of cells:
SSEA3-expressing regeneration-associated (SERA) cells, which may play a role in
the regeneration of human skin in response to injury and mesenchymal adult stem
cells (MSCs).