The transcription factor Meis2 is essential for touch sensation and proper nerve development in touch receptors.
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June 2017 in “Biomaterials” Special fiber materials boost the healing properties of certain stem cells.
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February 2021 in “Scholars international journal of anatomy and physiology” Different forms of FGF5 either promote or inhibit hair growth.
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May 2001 in “Human reproduction update” Oestrogens are key for bone growth during puberty in both boys and girls.
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January 2018 in “Scientific reports” Bioluminescence imaging can track hair follicle cells and help study hair regrowth.
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December 2018 in “Bone” Removing a methyl group from the ITGAV gene speeds up bone formation in a specific type of bone disease model.
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November 2015 in “Trends in biotechnology” Gene regulation could revolutionize hair color by altering pigmentation from within.
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September 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scientists can mimic hair disorders by altering genes in lab-grown human hair follicles, but these follicles lack some features of natural ones.
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August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Activating STAT5 in the skin's dermal papilla is key for starting hair growth, regenerating hair follicles, and healing wounds.
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August 2012 in “Cell Stem Cell” The study showed that some hair follicle stem cells wake up to grow hair while others stay asleep, and that the environment around them is important for hair growth.
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October 2017 in “The FASEB Journal” Male hormones cause different growth in identical human hair follicles due to their unique epigenetic characteristics.
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January 2015 in “BioMed Research International” Certain growth factors can promote hair growth in mice by activating hair growth-related proteins.
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April 2023 in “Animals” Wnt and BMP pathways stimulate hair growth in Min pigs, with Wnt being more effective.
June 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” IGN genes may regulate hair growth and could be targeted for hair-loss treatments.
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April 2016 in “Nature communications” Certain signals are important for reducing specific chemical markers on hair follicle stem cells during rest periods, which is necessary for healthy hair growth.
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May 2015 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” Megestrol acetate helps fat-derived stem cells grow, move, and turn into fat cells through a specific receptor.
December 2005 in “Science s STKE” Localized ROS production is essential for cell growth and movement in plants and animals.
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October 2011 in “Bone” Androgens affect bone and fat cell development differently based on the cells' embryonic origin.
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April 1995 in “The journal of cell biology/The Journal of cell biology” A new protein was made to detect specific skin cell growth receptors and worked in normal skin but not in skin cancer cells.
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February 2017 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” VEGF165 helps hair follicle stem cells become blood vessel cells, aiding new blood vessel growth.