May 2012 in “F1000Research” Proteins released by cells can promote hair growth in people.
291 citations
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April 2010 in “Gastroenterology” Certain proteins, Lgr5 and Lgr6, are important markers of adult stem cells and are involved in tissue repair and cancer development.
280 citations
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January 2004 in “The EMBO Journal” AGC2-1 protein is essential for root hair growth in Arabidopsis.
262 citations
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May 2020 in “Advanced Functional Materials” The hydrogel promotes faster healing of infected wounds by enhancing tissue regeneration and preventing infection.
226 citations
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January 2002 in “Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin” A new method quickly extracts and identifies proteins from hair and other keratin sources.
223 citations
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January 2000 in “BioFactors” Food-derived peptides may help prevent diseases like high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and can support the immune system.
210 citations
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February 2008 in “Nature genetics” Mutations in the P2RY5 gene cause autosomal recessive woolly hair.
177 citations
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April 2008 in “Biomedical Materials” Human hair proteins can be used to create scaffolds that support cell growth for tissue engineering.
122 citations
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May 2010 in “Plant Physiology” Different PIN proteins affect plant root hair growth by changing how auxin is transported.
106 citations
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April 2010 in “ACS Nano” C60 fullerenes can alter protein function and may help develop new disease inhibitors.