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June 2013 in “Science” Mice without the Sept4/ARTS gene heal wounds better due to more stem cells that don't die easily.
November 2025 in “The Journal of Immunology” A humanized IL-2 fusion protein boosts T regulatory cells and helps control hair loss in Alopecia Areata.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” NDRG1 protein helps infantile hemangioma, a common infant tumor, to grow, and its mismanagement by FOXO1 protein plays a big role in causing the tumor.
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September 2011 in “Cell stem cell” Hair follicle stem cells use specific chromatin changes to control their growth and differentiation.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The protein CTCF is essential for skin development, maintaining hair follicles, and preventing inflammation.
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April 2024 in “Journal of Ovarian Research” miR-21 helps improve ovarian function recovery in treated mice.
April 2017 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” B cells can both help and hinder the body's defense against melanoma.
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January 1992 in “Carcinogenesis” TPA strongly increases ODC activity in certain skin cells, potentially aiding tumor growth.
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January 2020 in “International journal of biological sciences” Removing the ROBO4 gene in mice reduces skin inflammation and hair loss by affecting certain inflammation pathways and gene expression.
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March 2023 in “Science Translational Medicine” Blocking a certain signal in the gp130 receptor can improve tissue healing and lessen osteoarthritis symptoms.
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” PBX1 helps reduce aging and cell death in hair follicle stem cells by decreasing DNA damage, not by improving DNA repair.
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February 2008 in “The American journal of pathology” Controlled delivery of specific RNA and IL-4 restored hair growth in mice with autoimmune alopecia.
July 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” HPV8 E6 gene causes growth of certain skin stem cells.
Deleting Smad4 and PTEN genes in mice causes rapid, invasive forestomach cancer.
January 2024 in “Animals” SP1 promotes and KROX20 inhibits hair cell growth by affecting the CUX1 gene.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Targeting mTOR in myeloid cells may help reduce psoriasis symptoms.
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September 2024 in “Development” Researchers converted human embryonic stem cells into trophoblast stem cells using specific transcription factors.
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August 2019 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” PBX1 helps hair stem cells grow and change by turning on certain cell signals and preventing cell death, which may be useful for hair regrowth treatments.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mice without the p21 gene can fully regenerate injured ears due to reduced Sdf1 increase and leukocyte recruitment, suggesting new ways to induce tissue regeneration in mammals.
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February 1996 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” The TGM3 gene's promoter region is key for skin and hair cell function and may aid gene therapy.
September 2023 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” Vav2 changes how hair follicle stem cells' genes work as they age, which might improve regeneration but also raise cancer risk.
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August 2024 in “iScience” 3D spheroid culture makes stem cells better at reducing inflammation.
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July 2006 in “Veterinary dermatology” CD34 marks potential stem cells in dog hair follicles.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” FGFR2 signaling controls Merkel cell formation in different skin regions.
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September 2011 in “Biochemical journal” Neurotrophin-4 increases calcium current in specific mouse neurons through the PI3K pathway.
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June 2022 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” CD146 + mesenchymal stem cells are more effective for treating premature ovarian failure.
January 2020 in “Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano)” Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 is crucial for keeping stem cells stable and maintaining healthy adult tissues.
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August 2022 in “Stem cell reviews and reports” Increasing PBX1 reduces aging and cell death in hair follicle stem cells by boosting SIRT1 and lowering PARP1 activity.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” PRC1 is essential for proper skin development and stem cell formation by controlling gene activity.