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March 2025 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Exosomes show promise in treating acute kidney injury by protecting and repairing kidney cells.
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May 2006 in “Developmental Dynamics” Jumonji genes are important for development and their mutations can cause abnormalities, especially in the heart and brain.
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April 2010 in “Gastroenterology” Certain proteins, Lgr5 and Lgr6, are important markers of adult stem cells and are involved in tissue repair and cancer development.
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January 2012 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” Stem cell offspring help control their parent stem cells, affecting tissue health, healing, and cancer.
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April 2022 in “BMC Genomics” Researchers found genes linked to hair loss in male giant pandas.
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August 2015 in “Developmental cell” The study identified unique genes in hair follicle cells and their environment, suggesting these genes help organize cells for hair growth.
Wild African goats have genetic adaptations for surviving harsh desert conditions.
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April 2015 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” Different types of stem cells with unique roles exist in blood, skin, and intestines, and this variety is important for tissue repair.
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March 2025 in “Science Advances” The study investigates the molecular mechanisms behind skin regional specification, focusing on the Polish chicken's unique comb-to-crest feather transformation. This transformation is linked to a 195-bp duplication in the HoxC10 intron, which affects the topologically associating domain (TAD) structure, leading to increased HoxC expression in the scalp. CRISPR-Cas9 deletion of this duplication reduces crest feather formation, highlighting its role in feather shape alteration. The 195-bp sequence is specific to Archelosauria, suggesting that HoxC cluster regulation is crucial for the evolution of adaptive integumentary appendages in birds.
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