October 2023 in “Cell & bioscience” A special gene region controls the re-emergence of a primitive wool type in Merino sheep, improving their wool yield and adaptability.
Different genes and pathways are active in yak skin and hair cells, affecting hair growth and immune responses.
August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers found a new genetic mutation linked to a hair condition in a Japanese boy.
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January 2016 in “Genetics and Molecular Research” Researchers found 617 genes that behave differently in cashmere goat hair follicles, which could help understand hair growth.
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June 2005 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” FP-1 is a key protein in rat hair growth, active only during the growth phase.
January 2025 in “Clinical and Translational Medicine” A specific RNA can help hair growth in baldness by boosting stem cell activity.
October 2017 in “The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences” The prolactin gene polymorphism doesn't affect cashmere quality in these goats.
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March 2020 in “Electronic Journal of Biotechnology” LncRNA-599554 helps hair growth in cashmere goats by boosting certain cell functions.
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September 2016 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Specific genes influence hair and cashmere growth in Laiwu black goats.
December 2023 in “Animal research and one health” Certain circular RNAs are crucial for wool growth and curvature in goats.
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July 2001 in “Cell” Cells from certain embryo parts can induce head formation in another embryo, involving complex signaling pathways.
July 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” The study found key long non-coding RNAs involved in yak hair growth cycles.
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July 2010 in “Experimental Dermatology” A new mutation in the HR gene causes hair loss in a specific family.
September 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Long noncoding RNAs help regulate hair follicle density in rabbits.
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December 2020 in “PloS one” Researchers found WNT10A to be a key gene in developing goat hair follicles.
January 2007 in “Journal of Inner Mongolia University” The research helps in creating genetically modified animals to study hair growth.
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March 1993 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” A soluble factor in developing mouse whisker pads boosts nerve growth factor mRNA production.
March 2024 in “Cytologia” LncRNA MTC boosts growth of goat skin cells, improving cashmere quality.
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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.
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November 2019 in “PLoS ONE” MED23 and GNAQ genes are crucial for chicken feather color.
December 2024 in “European journal of medical research” February 2026 in “Advanced Science” TTNPB helps turn stem cells into neural stem cells, improving depression-like behaviors in rats.
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April 2022 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” The research identified key proteins and genes that may influence wool bending in goats.
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September 2018 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” A new genetic mutation in the ODC1 gene causes developmental delay and other symptoms in a young girl.
11 citations
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January 2014 in “Dermatology” Certain SPINK5 gene mutations are common in Israeli families with Comèl-Netherton syndrome.
477 citations
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March 2004 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” The DMI3 gene is essential for nodule development and symbiosis in certain plants.
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May 2025 in “BMC Genomics” lncRNAs may help control cashmere goat hair growth by responding to light changes.
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February 2021 in “Translational Psychiatry” Researchers found two new genetic variants linked to Alzheimer's disease.
January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Certain genetic variants in ERN1, TACR3, and SPPL2C are linked to when Alzheimer's disease starts.
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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.