MITF and WNT3A are key in Dun Mongolian horse pigmentation.
April 2008 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The vitamin D receptor helps control hair growth and may protect against certain skin tumors.
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April 2011 in “AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism” Androgens increase muscle mass by promoting myoblast growth through ornithine decarboxylase.
April 2026 in “The FASEB Journal” Exosomal miR-199a-3p from dermal papilla cells helps control hair color by affecting melanocytes.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” DKK2 and SOSTDC1 together are necessary for the normal timing of the first regression phase in the hair growth cycle.
September 2018 in “Apollo (University of Cambridge)” Translation levels actively determine keratinocyte cell fate.
February 2026 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” MLPH helps hair grow by activating IGF-1 signaling in hair cells.
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December 2022 in “Scientific Data” The study maps how genes are regulated during mouse hair growth.
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September 2006 in “Cell Cycle” The HR protein's role as a repressor is essential for controlling hair growth.
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March 2022 in “Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids” A specific RNA, circNlgn, contributes to heart damage and scarring caused by the cancer drug doxorubicin.
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June 2021 in “Frontiers in immunology” A protein called lfTSLP is important in causing allergic and other skin diseases and could be a target for treatment.
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June 2011 in “The EMBO Journal” TCF/Lef1 activity is essential for proper skin cell development and renewal.
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September 2015 in “Elsevier eBooks” SOX2 is crucial for skin cell function and hair growth, and it plays a role in skin cancer and wound healing.
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April 2019 in “Genes” Researchers found a genetic region that influences the number of coat layers in dogs.
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November 2003 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” BMP receptor IA is essential for proper hair cell differentiation in mice.
The RNA AL136131.3 slows down hair growth and speeds up hair loss by affecting sugar breakdown in hair follicles.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” MPZL3 protein helps control the size of oil glands and the growth of oil-producing cells in both mice and humans.
April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Krox20 is crucial for hair growth and maintaining skin stem cells.
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July 1996 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” TTD patients don't have a higher skin cancer risk because their main issue is with transcription, not DNA repair.
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June 2004 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Involucrin gene expression is controlled by specific proteins and signaling pathways.
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” Keratin gene regulation is similar across mammals, affecting hair follicle differentiation.
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July 2011 in “PubMed” TRPS1 is crucial for bone, kidney, and hair follicle development.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Removing STAT5 from 3D-cultured human skin cells reduces their ability to grow hair.
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September 2025 in “Frontiers in Immunology” HuR is essential for Treg function and preventing autoimmunity.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” AL136131.3 slows hair growth by affecting energy processes in hair loss.
March 2026 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” MARCKSL1 is important for wound healing and could be a target to reduce scarring.
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September 2016 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Specific genes influence hair and cashmere growth in Laiwu black goats.
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April 2016 in “PloS one” The KRTAP11-1 gene promoter is crucial for specific expression in sheep wool cortex.
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April 2007 in “The FASEB Journal” Lack of certain fatty acids causes skin, immune, and fertility issues in mice.