research The ZIP7 Gene (Slc39a7) Encodes a Zinc Transporter Involved in Zinc Homeostasis of the Golgi Apparatus
The ZIP7 gene helps control zinc levels in cells by moving zinc from the Golgi apparatus to the cytoplasm.
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research Identifying the Target Cells and Mechanisms of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infection
Human dermal fibroblasts are the main cells targeted by a virus that can cause a deadly skin cancer, and a certain inhibitor can effectively block this infection.
research 4D polycarbonates via stereolithography as scaffolds for soft tissue repair
4D polycarbonate scaffolds show promise for soft tissue repair due to their biocompatibility, shape memory, and minimal immune response.
research Generation of folliculogenic human epithelial stem cells from induced pluripotent stem cells
Scientists created stem cells that can grow hair and skin.
research Direct conversion of mouse and human fibroblasts to functional melanocytes by defined factors
Fibroblasts can be turned into melanocytes for potential skin treatments.
research Lef1 Contributes to the Differentiation of Bulge Stem Cells by Nuclear Translocation and Cross-Talk with the Notch Signaling Pathway
Lef1 helps stem cells become hair cells by interacting with specific signaling pathways.
research Keratinocytes regulate the function of melanocytes
Keratinocytes control how melanocytes work.
research Bulge cells of human hair follicles: segregation, cultivation and properties
Researchers found that bulge cells from human hair can grow quickly in culture and have properties of hair follicle stem cells, which could be useful for skin treatments.
research Human Macrophages Preferentially Infiltrate the Superficial Adipose Tissue
Human body's immune cells are more common in the layer of fat just beneath the skin than in deeper fat layers.
research Long-term detection of methyltestosterone (ab-) use by a yeast transactivation system
A yeast-based test can detect the steroid methyltestosterone in urine longer than traditional methods.
research Regulation of Semaphorin3A in the process of cutaneous wound healing
Sema3A can both slow and speed up wound healing, depending on its form and combination with EGF.
research Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Mouse Hair Follicles Reduce Hypertrophic Scarring in a Murine Wound Healing Model
Mouse stem cells from hair follicles can improve wound healing and reduce scarring.
research Spironolactone, a Classic Potassium-Sparing Diuretic, Reduces Survivin Expression and Chemosensitizes Cancer Cells to Non-DNA-Damaging Anticancer Drugs
Spironolactone may make some cancer treatments more effective by blocking a protein that helps cancer cells survive.
research The patch assay reconstitutes mature hair follicles by culture-expanded human cells
The patch assay can create mature hair follicles from human cells and may help in hair loss treatments.
research Overexpression of Lnk in the Ovaries Is Involved in Insulin Resistance in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Higher Lnk protein levels in ovaries may lead to insulin resistance in women with PCOS.
research Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals the Molecular Anatomy of Sheep Hair Follicle Heterogeneity and Wool Curvature
The research identified genes that explain why some sheep have curly wool and others have straight wool.
research Functionally distinct melanocyte populations revealed by reconstitution of hair follicles in mice
Only skin melanocytes, not other types, can color hair in mice.
research A doxycycline- and light-inducible Cre recombinase mouse model for optogenetic genome editing
The DiLiCre mouse model is an effective tool for precise genome editing using light.
research CircRNA-0100 positively regulates the differentiation of cashmere goat SHF-SCs into hair follicle lineage via sequestering miR-153-3p to heighten the KLF5 expression
A circular RNA helps cashmere goat hair cells become hair follicles by blocking a molecule to boost a gene important for hair growth.
research Therapeutic effect of exosomes derived from hepatocyte-growth-factor-overexpressing adipose mesenchymal stem cells on liver injury
Exosomes from modified stem cells may help treat liver injury.
research Human Derived Immortalized Dermal Papilla Cells With a Constant Expression of Testosterone Receptor
Researchers created immortal human skin cells with constant testosterone receptor activity to study hair loss and test treatments.
research Isolation of Mouse Hair Follicle Bulge Stem Cells and Their Functional Analysis in a Reconstitution Assay
Mouse hair follicle stem cells were successfully isolated and used to regenerate hair follicles with two different methods.
research Molecular elements of the regulatory control of keratin filament modulator AHF/trichohyalin in the hair follicle
The study concluded that a protein important for hair strength is regulated by certain molecular processes and is affected by growth phases.
research Optogenetically Controlled TrkA Activity Improves the Regenerative Capacity of Hair‐Follicle‐Derived Stem Cells to Differentiate into Neurons and Glia
Blue-light activation of TrkA improves hair-follicle stem cells' ability to become neurons and glial cells.
research Deciphering the Mesodermal Potency of Porcine Skin-Derived Progenitors (SKP) by Microarray Analysis
Pig skin cells can turn into mesodermal cells but lose their ability to become neural cells.
research Effects of Fibroblast Transplantation on the Content of Macrophages and the Morphology of Regenerating Ischemic Cutaneous Wounds
Fibroblast transplantation improves wound healing, with dermal equivalents slightly enhancing skin regeneration.
research N6-methyladenosine (m6A)-circHECA from secondary hair follicle of cashmere goats: identification, regulatory network and expression regulated potentially by methylation of its host gene promoter
m6A-circHECA may affect cashmere goat hair growth and is possibly controlled by gene promoter methylation.
research Generation of Hair Follicle Germs In Vitro Using Human Postnatal Skin Cells
Scientists created early-stage hair follicles from human skin cells, which could help treat baldness and study hair growth.
research Establishment of dermal sheath cell line from Cashmere goat and characterizing cytokeratin 13 as its novel biomarker
Scientists created a new cell line from Cashmere goat hair and found that cytokeratin 13 is a unique marker for certain skin cells.
research Biological and mechanical influence of three-dimensional microenvironment formed in microwell on multicellular spheroids composed of heterogeneous hair follicle stem cells
3D microenvironments in microwells improve hair follicle stem cell behavior and hair regeneration.