January 2025 in “Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town)” Lipids play a key role in determining hair curvature.
August 2013 in “Nature Reviews Drug Discovery” A protein called FGF9 helps regenerate hair follicles in mice after skin damage, and increasing FGF9 could potentially help human hair growth.
21 citations
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January 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” S100A6 protein is linked to disease progression, especially in cancers.
2 citations
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February 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Key proteins and pathways regulate yak hair growth, with lipid metabolism aiding adaptation to high altitudes.
January 2026 in “Therapeutics” SCUBE3 is a potential target for cancer and alopecia treatment but is challenging to target due to its varied roles.
August 2013 in “Nature Reviews Drug Discovery” New treatments may restore cancer-blocking proteins, slow prostate cancer, identify drug targets, and potentially regrow hair.
3 citations
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March 2024 in “iScience” Long-lived proteins may predict age-related diseases.
18 citations
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January 2008 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Certain proteins and their receptors are more active during the growth phase of human hair and could be targeted to treat hair disorders.
4 citations
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January 2023 in “Proteomes” Tumor proteins can both promote and suppress cancer, depending on the situation.
1 citations
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June 2024 in “Skin Research and Technology” Human dermal fibroblast proteins help restore nerves during healing.
Hair proteins in preschool children and their mothers could indicate developmental changes and health status.
21 citations
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September 2021 in “New Phytologist” HB24 helps convert IBA to IAA, promoting root hair growth.
January 2024 in “Frontiers in plant science” The zinc finger protein 3 in Arabidopsis thaliana reduces plant growth and root hair development.
82 citations
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October 2019 in “Frontiers in Immunology” Changes to the Foxp3 protein affect how well regulatory T cells can control the immune system, which could help treat immune diseases and cancer.
January 2014 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Proteins like aPKC and PDGF-AA, substances like adenosine and ATP, and adipose-derived stem cells all play important roles in hair growth and health, and could potentially be used to treat hair loss and skin conditions.
6 citations
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December 2022 in “Cell reports” Eating a high-fat fish oil diet caused mice to lose hair due to a specific immune cell activity in the skin linked to a protein called E-FABP.
5 citations
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February 2025 in “Scientia Horticulturae” Enterobacter sp. SA187 helps tomato plants grow better in salt and heat by boosting stress-related responses.
23 citations
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February 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Colchicine can inhibit hair growth by affecting cell activity and protein expression in hair follicles.
1 citations
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April 2025 in “Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research” Avicennia marina shows potential to treat Hepatitis C by targeting key proteins.
March 2026 in “Bioconjugate Chemistry” Peptide-based PROTACs show promise in targeting hard-to-treat proteins, especially for cancer therapy.
Plant roots respond to fungus smells by possibly using certain proteins and a plant hormone to change root growth, but more research is needed.
2 citations
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February 2021 in “Brain Research” Testosterone affects blood pressure control and inflammation in male rats with endotoxic shock, and blocking certain hormones may help treat it.
18 citations
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January 2013 in “Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine” Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Radix helps mouse stem cells grow and turn into bone cells faster than usual methods.
27 citations
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December 2012 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Dexamethasone may cause hair loss by stopping cell growth.
1 citations
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December 2023 in “Animals” Winter provides the best fur quality for Rex rabbits due to seasonal changes in specific signaling pathways.
June 2023 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” Get3d protein helps maintain photosynthesis in plants and photosynthetic bacteria.
July 2023 in “Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine” Infrared radiation can cause skin aging and cancer at high temperatures but may have therapeutic benefits at controlled levels.
75 citations
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August 2018 in “Plant physiology” Hydrogen sulfide disrupts protein function and root hair growth in plants by modifying proteins.
October 2022 in “Biomedicines” Finasteride in male rats causes liver and metabolic issues in their offspring.
5 citations
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January 2018 in “Interdisciplinary sciences: computational life sciences” Accurate protein modeling can help develop new treatments for prostate cancer and other diseases.