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. 2022 Jun 16;9:934828. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.934828

Figure 1.

Figure 1

(A) Cre/LoxP system for lineage tracing: Transgenic animals with a green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene preceded by a floxed terminator, and a recombinase gene added in front of a gene specifically expressed in the target cell of interest were used. When the cell type begins to show its differentiated characteristics, the recombinase is simultaneously expressed, followed by the expression of GFP. (B) Cellular origins of MM and cSCC: IFE stem cells and HFSCs could develop in to cSCC. MCSCs located at the base of hair follicles could develop in to melanoma by external stimulation. Other cells, such ad IFE progenitors, do not become cancerous.