Aberrant laminin signaling drives melanocyte dedifferentiation and unveils a tractable therapeutic target in vitiligo
Fei Yang, Lingli Yang, Sylvia Lai, Masafumi Yokota, Yasutaka Kuroda, Takuo Yuki, Yoshito Takahashi, Tetsuya Sayo, Takeshi Namiki, Hiroyuki Goto, Sho Hiroyasu, Shigetoshi Sano, SHINTARO INOUE, Yoichi Mizukami, Daisuke Tsuruta, Ichiro Katayama
This study identifies melanocyte dedifferentiation as a reversible mechanism in vitiligo and shows that targeting specific pathways can restore pigmentation.
Nature Communications · Apr 17, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology