Somatic mutations distinguish melanocyte subpopulations in human skin
Bishal Tandukar, Delahny Deivendran, Limin Chen, Neda Bahrani, Defne Baskurt, Beatrice A. Weier, Harsh Sharma, Noel Cruz‐Pacheco, Min Hu, Kayla Marks, Rebecca G. Zitnay, Aravind K. Bandari, Barbara Rentroia-Pacheco, Rojina Nekoonam, Boris C. Bastian, , Alan Hunter Shain
The paper identifies distinct melanocyte subpopulations in human skin based on mutation burden, showing LowMut cells are stem-like and spatially distinct from HighMut cells.
Nature Cell Biology · Apr 27, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology