68 citations
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November 2011 in “The American journal of pathology” Abnormal Hedgehog signaling in blood cancers may help tumors grow and resist chemotherapy, suggesting potential for targeted treatments.
March 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Spiny mice have a unique skin structure that helps them heal and regenerate quickly.
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September 2021 in “Advanced functional materials” The DNA hydrogel helps heal diabetic wounds by absorbing fluids, warming, sticking to tissue, killing bacteria, and aiding tissue and hair regrowth.
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November 1992 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Keratohyalin and trichohyalin proteins help form and organize skin and hair structures.
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December 2016 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A” Bone-forming cells grow well in 3D polymer scaffolds with 35 µm pores.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Spiny mice regenerate skin better than laboratory mice due to larger hair bulges, more stem cells, and different collagen ratios.
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July 2013 in “Amino Acids” Increased ODC activity leads to skin tumors by recruiting stem cells, not by toxic byproducts.
September 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Increasing Rps14 helps grow more inner ear cells and repair hearing cells in baby mice.
Four transcription factors can convert mouse cells into hair cell-like cells, aiding hearing loss research and treatment.
13 citations
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July 2019 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Increasing alkaline phosphatase in human skin cells helps to grow more hair.
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August 2024 in “Animal Bioscience” m6A-circHECA may affect cashmere goat hair growth and is possibly controlled by gene promoter methylation.
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July 2000 in “PubMed” Hair structure forms the same way inside and outside the body.
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January 2015 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” The Ysc84/SH3yl1 protein family is important for cell movement and the process of taking in materials by interacting with actin and cell membranes.
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February 2025 in “Poultry Science” TBX5 gene influences feathered feet in Guangxi chickens by affecting cell growth and movement.
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October 2017 in “Gene Expression Patterns” A new mouse model helps study melanocyte cells using GFP expression.
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August 1989 in “Proceedings ... annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America/Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America” The research provided a detailed view of the non-keratinous parts of human hair fibers.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers created a new mouse model for studying scleroderma.
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May 2008 in “Development” Activating β-catenin can turn skin cells into hair follicles.
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October 2018 in “PloS one” Key genes regulate hair follicle phase changes in Inner Mongolia cashmere goats.
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December 2008 in “Laboratory investigation” Activin activation in skin cells speeds up wound healing without affecting scar quality.
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October 2020 in “Stem cell research & therapy” DNMT1 helps turn hair follicle stem cells into fat cells by blocking a specific microRNA.
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August 2023 in “Nature Communications” Mouse zigzag hair bends form due to a 3-day cycle of changes in hair progenitors and their environment.
28 citations
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March 2010 in “Histochemistry and cell biology” Skin cells can help create early hair-like structures in lab cultures.
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December 2015 in “Experimental dermatology” EGFR helps mouse hair follicles stop growing by reducing certain growth regulators.
1 citations
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November 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” SOX18 helps sheep hair cells grow by activating a specific cell growth pathway.
75 citations
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July 2016 in “New phytologist” The protein RSL4 is crucial for making root hairs longer by controlling genes related to cell growth.
January 2023 in “International journal of biological sciences” COX2 and ATP synthase control the size of hedgehog spines.
August 2012 in “Nature Cell Biology” A pathway helps maintain long telomeres in both stem and cancer cells.