10 citations
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November 2009 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” The document concludes that MGRN1 affects mouse fur color by interfering with a receptor's signaling, but its full role in the body is still unknown.
IP-PA1 helps grow hair in mice and affects human cell growth-related genes differently than traditional hair growth treatments.
59 citations
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November 2011 in “Development” Trps1 is essential for proper hair follicle development.
Inhibiting AP-1 changes skin tumor types and affects tumor cell identity.
3 citations
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July 2021 in “Life science alliance” PNKP is essential for keeping adult mouse progenitor cells healthy and growing normally.
1 citations
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February 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A peptide from hair follicle stem cells promotes hair growth by activating specific skin cells.
54 citations
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October 2007 in “The FASEB Journal” Phospholipase C-δ1 is crucial for normal hair development.
3 citations
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April 2025 in “Science Advances” Loss of Ten1 in mice causes telomere shortening and symptoms similar to human dyskeratosis congenita.
22 citations
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July 2015 in “PloS one” Foxp1 helps control hair stem cell growth and response to stress during hair growth cycles.
101 citations
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November 2019 in “The Plant Cell” AtZP1 protein stops root hair growth in plants by blocking certain genes.
GPC1 is important for hair growth by helping blood vessels form around hair follicles.
32 citations
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August 2015 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Prominin-1 expressing cells in the dermal papilla help regulate hair follicle size and communication but don't aid in skin repair.
January 2013 in “edoc (University of Basel)” TRF1 is crucial for creating and maintaining stem cells and marks both pluripotent and adult stem cells.
January 2017 in “Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University)” AIMP1 can boost hair growth by increasing stem cell activity.
115 citations
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December 2019 in “The Plant Journal” Nitrate helps plants manage phosphate uptake and starvation responses through NIGT1 proteins.
21 citations
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August 2007 in “Experimental Dermatology” Overexpression of hurpin in mice leads to abnormal skin and higher skin cancer risk.
26 citations
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August 2019 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” PBX1 helps hair stem cells grow and change by turning on certain cell signals and preventing cell death, which may be useful for hair regrowth treatments.
September 2025 in “Science Advances” PADI4 enzyme slows down cell growth in developing hair follicles.
4 citations
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May 2023 in “Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research” BMI1 is essential for preventing hair greying and maintaining hair color.
19 citations
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August 2012 in “Cell death and differentiation” Intu gene is crucial for hair follicle formation by helping keratinocytes differentiate through primary cilia.
January 2025 in “Nature Communications” CPK1 helps root hair growth in Arabidopsis by activating channels for calcium signaling.
January 2024 in “Animals” SP1 promotes and KROX20 inhibits hair cell growth by affecting the CUX1 gene.
10 citations
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December 2008 in “Molecular Carcinogenesis” The PML protein helps prevent skin cancer in mice.
9 citations
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November 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Overexpressing CtBP1 in skin cells causes skin and hair problems.
75 citations
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September 2016 in “EMBO journal” PRC2 is essential for maintaining intestinal cell balance and aiding regeneration after damage.
27 citations
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September 1999 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human skin cells contain Protease Nexin-1, and male hormones can decrease its levels, potentially affecting hair growth.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The STRIPAK complex is crucial for skin cell organization and creating a functional skin barrier.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The protein p21 is more abundant in normal skin cells than in melanoma cells and may help protect against melanoma, with UVB light affecting its levels.
December 2024 in “Regenerative Therapy” Inhibiting SFRP1 may help treat hair loss.
4 citations
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September 2020 in “Cell division” XMU-MP-1 stops cell growth in a human mini-organ and reduces the effectiveness of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel.