Fig. 3.

Gene expression analysis of HFSC. a Heat map showing differential regulation of known hair follicle stem cell markers in CD34⁺ HFSC isolated using MACS. b Gene Ontology analysis [68, 69] reveals overrepresented Biological Processes within the differentially regulated genes in HFSC (overexpressed genes in red, uderexpressed genes in green). Note that cell cycle related genes are among the most frequently downregulated genes in HFSC, while the expression of cell communication/adhesion genes is enriched in HFSC