“…Finally, the expression of dickkopf 1, a potent diffusible inhibitor of Wnt action, in the skin of transgenic mice produces a complete failure of placode formation prior to morphological or molecular signs of hair differentiation (Andl et al, 2002). In addition to Wnt, a number of other key signaling pathways, including those modulated by fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) (du Cros, 1993;Ota et al, 2002;Rosenquist and Martin, 1996;, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) (Blessing et al, 1993;Botchkarev et al, 2001;Botchkarev et al, 2002;Kulessa et al, 2000), TGFβ (Foitzik et al, 2000;Foitzik et al, 1999;Paus et al, 1997) and Shh (Bitgood and McMahon, 1995;Chiang et al, 1999;StJacques et al, 1998), participate a reiterative manner during the hair follicle development (reviewed by Millar, 2002). More recently, different members of the TNFα receptor superfamily Kojima et al, 2000;Koppinen et al, 2001;Laurikkala et al, 2001;Laurikkala et al, 2002;Mikkola et al, 1999;Monreal et al, 1999;Naito et al, 2002;Schneider et al, 2001;Thesleff and Mikkola, 2002) and subsequent signaling through NFκB family of transcription factors (Schmidt-Ullrich et al, 2001) have also been involved in hair follicle morphogenesis and cycling.…”