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January 2015 in “Chemical Society Reviews” Improving artificial vascular grafts requires better materials and surface designs to reduce blood clotting and support blood vessel cell growth.
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January 2007 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” Stress activates a special function of the Vitamin D receptor with the help of c-Jun, which can also prevent cell death.
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June 2019 in “Scientific Reports” Increased PPARGC1α relates to hair thinning in common baldness.
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March 2023 in “Biology” Genes affecting wool fiber thickness in Angora rabbits were identified, which could help breed finer wool.
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January 2023 in “Science advances” The enzymes Tet2 and Tet3 are important for skin cell development and hair growth.
KRTAP6 genes affect wool quality in sheep.
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February 2022 in “The journal of neuroscience/The Journal of neuroscience” Deleting the PTEN gene in mice causes nerve cells to grow larger and heal better after injury, but may cause overgrowth and hair loss in older mice.
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January 2017 in “Orphanet journal of rare diseases” FOXN1 gene mutations cause a rare, severe immune disease treatable with cell or tissue transplants.
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June 2011 in “Movement Disorders” THAP1 gene changes do not affect DYT1 dystonia; finasteride may help reduce tics and OCD in Tourette syndrome.
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June 2012 in “PloS one” A new mRNA variant of the SCF gene in sheep skin produces a shorter, different protein.
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May 2008 in “Genes & Development” Histone demethylases can change gene expression and may be linked to diseases like cancer.
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May 1998 in “Genes & Development” Ets2 gene is crucial for placental development in mice.
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July 2009 in “Journal of Cell Science” Deleting the CDSN gene causes severe skin and hair problems, leading to death.
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December 2020 in “PloS one” Researchers found WNT10A to be a key gene in developing goat hair follicles.
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October 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Mutating the gmds gene in zebrafish increases hair cell numbers and regeneration.
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September 2023 in “Animals” A new goat gene affects cashmere fiber thickness; certain variations can make the fibers coarser.
BLTP1 and KIF27 gene mutations can help breed better wool sheep.
September 2025 in “Development” Nelfb is crucial for forming skin fat tissue by regulating genes needed for fat cell development.
January 2024 in “Animals” SP1 promotes and KROX20 inhibits hair cell growth by affecting the CUX1 gene.
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March 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Skin cell types develop when specific genes are turned on by removing certain chemical tags from DNA.
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July 2018 in “Stem cells” Runx1 controls fat-related genes important for normal and cancer cell growth, affecting skin and hair cell behavior.
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May 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” The TRPV3 ion channel is important for skin and hair health and could be a target for treating skin conditions.
March 2026 in “Journal of Nanotheranostics” Nanotechnology improves CRISPR-Cas9 delivery for cancer treatment, but challenges remain.
February 2026 in “Applied Biosciences” The study found potential new DNA patterns in fertility genes, but further testing is needed.
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March 2022 in “Molecules” Methyl jasmonate boosts tanshinone production in Salvia miltiorrhiza callus cultures.
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October 2023 in “Forests” Ginkgo biloba has high genetic diversity, useful for future breeding.
August 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Two microRNAs affect hair follicle development in sheep by targeting specific genes.