Expression of Kruppel-Like Factor KLF4 in Mouse Hair Follicle Stem Cells Contributes to Cutaneous Wound Healing

Juan Li; Hai Zheng; Junfeng Wang; Fang Yu; Rebecca J. Morris; Timothy C. Wang; Shiang Huang; Walden Ai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039663

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Expression of Kruppel-Like Factor KLF4 in Mouse Hair Follicle Stem Cells Contributes to Cutaneous Wound Healing

Juan Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Juan Li, Hai Zheng

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America, Centre for Stem Cell Research and Application, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Hai Zheng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Juan Li, Hai Zheng

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Junfeng Wang,

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America, Centre for Stem Cell Research and Application, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Fang Yu,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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Rebecca J. Morris,

Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cells and Cancer, The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
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Timothy C. Wang,

Affiliation Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine and Irving Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Shiang Huang ,

* E-mail: Walden.Ai@uscmed.sc.edu (WA); shianghuang2000@yahoo.com (SH)

Affiliation Centre for Stem Cell Research and Application, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Walden Ai

* E-mail: Walden.Ai@uscmed.sc.edu (WA); shianghuang2000@yahoo.com (SH)

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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Expression of Kruppel-Like Factor KLF4 in Mouse Hair Follicle Stem Cells Contributes to Cutaneous Wound Healing

Juan Li,
Hai Zheng,
Junfeng Wang,
Fang Yu,
Rebecca J. Morris,
Timothy C. Wang,
Shiang Huang,
Walden Ai

Published: June 20, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039663

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