October 2025 in “Journal of Neurophysiology” BK and Kv4.2 channels help Merkel cells in rat whiskers sense touch.
10 citations
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November 2009 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” The document concludes that MGRN1 affects mouse fur color by interfering with a receptor's signaling, but its full role in the body is still unknown.
May 2025 in “BMC Genomics” Circ 0020938 slows down hair growth in cashmere goats.
35 citations
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August 2010 in “The American journal of pathology” Researchers created a new mouse model for studying Citrullinemia Type I and similar conditions, showing symptoms and treatment responses like those in humans.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” LRIG1 protein affects hair growth by regulating skin receptors, leading to hair loss when overexpressed.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Krox20 is important for maintaining stem cells in the skin and affects hair growth and color.
34 citations
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September 2010 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A new gene mutation linked to KID syndrome was found, expanding genetic knowledge.
November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Blocking the JAK/STAT pathway may help reduce skin sensitivity in Xeroderma pigmentosum.
8 citations
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March 2007 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The near-naked hairless mutation causes hair loss but is not due to a mutation in the hairless gene itself.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TRPS1 loss in balding scalp areas contributes to hair loss in androgenic alopecia.
37 citations
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July 1999 in “The EMBO Journal” Overexpression of certain genes can shorten hair by disrupting the hair-growth cycle.
4 citations
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September 2020 in “Cell division” XMU-MP-1 stops cell growth in a human mini-organ and reduces the effectiveness of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel.
September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” TSC2 is crucial for proper hair follicle development and patterning.
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April 2006 in “American Journal of Pathology” SGK3 is essential for proper hair growth and health.
18 citations
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July 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” KY19382 speeds up wound healing by activating a specific cell signaling pathway.
10 citations
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December 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” PDCD4 is important for controlling skin cell growth and healing.
June 2026 in “Communications Biology” Hoxc13 and hair keratin are needed for forming rough skin on frog mating pads.
3 citations
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February 2011 in “Journal of Biomedical Research/Journal of biomedical research” A new mutation in the KRT86 gene was found to cause the hair disorder monilethrix in a Han family.
June 2008 in “The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University)” Smad2 and Smad3 are essential for normal skin development, and their absence causes severe skin issues and cancer.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Tet2 and Tet3 enzymes are important for controlling hair growth and shape by affecting gene activity and DNA structure in hair follicles.
41 citations
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October 2001 in “Experimental Dermatology” The nude gene is important for skin and hair development.
25 citations
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August 1991 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 10 citations
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November 2023 in “Science Immunology” Super-enhancers control CD25 expression in specific cell types, affecting immune function.
3 citations
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October 2019 in “EMBO molecular medicine” Targeting NCoR1 can help treat heart enlargement and dysfunction.
7 citations
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November 2010 in “Genesis” Mouse Scube3 affects teeth, tongue, vibrissae, and eye development, but not facial structure or limb growth.
18 citations
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March 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Vitamin D and calcium are essential for normal hair growth.
May 2014 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” Early over-expression of FoxN1 harms immune and skin development.
Mutant Cx43 causes slower wound healing and hair growth issues in ODDD.
12 citations
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January 1987 in “Carcinogenesis” TCDD changes skin cell growth and keratin production in mice.
November 2016 in “The Molecular Biology Society of Japan”