Dermatopontin-expressing fibroblasts mediate an essential skin macrophage niche
Apple Cortez Vollmers, Sunny Z. Wu, Anthony Altieri, Erika E. McCartney, Hannah S. Bender, Wyne P. Lee, Juan Zhang, Crystal Hu, Salil Uttarwar, Jason A. Vander Heiden, Christopher D. Davidson, Yein Chung, Willie Ortiz, Michael Long, Raymond Asuncion, , Shannon J. Turley
This study identifies Dpt+ fibroblasts as essential for maintaining a Csf1-dependent macrophage niche in skin, with implications for wound healing and scleroderma.
bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2024 · PreprintImmunology