E-cadherin regulates the behavior and fate of epithelial stem cells and their progeny in the mouse incisor

► E-cadherin regulates dental epithelial stem cell progeny proliferation and migration in the mouse incisor. ► FGF3 and FGF10, and their antagonists encoded by the Sprouty genes, control E-cadherin expression in the incisor. ► Acute blockade of the MAP kinase pathway in adult incisors affects migration of the stem cell progeny.