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TLR2 helps control hair growth and regeneration, and its reduction with age or obesity can impair hair growth.
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June 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” The PP2A-B55α protein is essential for brain and skin development in embryos.
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ERK activation spreads between cells in mouse skin, linked to cell division and influenced by TPA and EGF receptors.