title: Epidermal deletion of Rac1 causes stem cell depletion, irrespective of whether deletion occurs during embryogenesis or adulthood.
authors.forename: Salvador A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Benitah
authors.forename: Fiona M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004817:Epidermis / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D017353:Gene Deletion; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D020744:rac GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; C484602:Rac1 protein, mouse; D020744:rac GTP-Binding Proteins; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein