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Sep 2026
Dynamic remodeling of the transcriptional landscape drives Merkel cell specification and mechanosensory differentiation.
Merkel cells (MCs) are specialized mechanosensory receptor cells essential for touch sensation, exhibiting both epithelial and neuroendocrine characteristics. However, the regulatory processes that shape MC fate remain poorly defined. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we construct a conserved, triphasic atlas of MC ont...
Ya-Jun Zhang, Hui-Pu Yuan, Yu-Yang Jiang et al.
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