May 2025 in “Clinical Proteomics” Key proteins and potential drugs for treating alopecia areata were identified.
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January 2013 in “MedChemComm” PF-05314882 selectively activates androgen receptors without much effect on prostate and may help in prostate cancer treatment and hair loss prevention.
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June 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Genes linked to fibrosis are more active in people with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
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March 2014 in “EMBO Reports” Protein ubiquitylation is crucial for controlling stem cell functions and could be targeted for cancer treatment.
Deleting the MAD2L1 gene is tolerated in certain mouse cancer models.
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June 2014 in “Molecular therapy” The lentiviral array can monitor and predict gene activity during stem cell differentiation.
January 2018 in “VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University)” Desmosomes are crucial for skin and heart development, and JNK may help regulate them.
November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Adrenomedullin 2 stops cell growth and causes cell death in human hair follicles.
August 2004 in “Journal of the American College of Surgeons” Several genes, including Hox-7A, Stra6, and Lim-1, are involved in normal palate formation.
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June 2002 in “Molecular Biology of the Cell” Type II keratins are uniquely phosphorylated during stress and mitosis, affecting their structure and function.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The hair follicle dermal sheath is essential for hair shedding and needs to communicate with the outer root sheath for normal hair growth cycles.
December 2014 in “Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University)” ECM components regulate β-Catenin activity, affecting wound healing.
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July 1994 in “Molecular Endocrinology” Researchers found an RNA transcript that might help control a growth factor linked to tumor development.
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October 1999 in “Developmental Dynamics” Mutations in the hairless gene in mice affect its expression and lead to a range of developmental issues in multiple tissues.
Plakophilin 1 helps control skin cell immune responses to prevent excessive inflammation.
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September 2024 in “Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology” Human placenta extract reduces inflammation and symptoms in atopic dermatitis.
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March 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” NAC1 controls certain enzymes that reduce root hair growth in Arabidopsis.
June 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Scientists created cell lines to study a genetic skin disorder using CRISPR technology.
March 2024 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Sex steroids affect the MafB gene differently in male and female hamsters.
January 2006 in “Chieh P'ou Hsueh Pao” Beta-catenin boosts hair follicle cell growth by increasing c-myc expression.
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August 2023 in “G3 Genes Genomes Genetics” The improved genome of the African spiny mouse will help understand its tissue regeneration abilities.
November 2025 in “Figshare” SQSTM1 is linked to increased risk of alopecia areata.
April 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” CTCF protein is essential for skin and hair follicle development in mice.
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November 1998 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” Mouse and human keratin 16 can both form filaments, with differences likely due to the tail domain, not the helical domain.
August 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Frog skin cells need the protein desmoplakin for proper development and cell layer formation.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Basonuclin 1 (BNC1) helps skin cells multiply and move, which is crucial for wound healing.
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May 2009 in “The FASEB Journal” Akt2 and SGK3 are both important for normal hair growth and development.
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August 2010 in “Molecular Carcinogenesis” Slug is crucial for skin health, hair growth, and healing.
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August 2016 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” The CUBIC protocol allows detailed 3D visualization of proteins in mouse skin biopsies.
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September 2019 in “Steroids” Two new mutations in the AR gene linked to severe androgen insensitivity were found.