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Scientists found key proteins and genes that affect skin and hair health, and identified potential new treatments for hair loss, skin disorders, and wound healing.
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600-630 / 1000+ results research Role of thymosin beta 4 in hair growth
Thymosin beta 4 may help hair growth and could be a treatment for hair issues.
research Class III Peroxidases PRX01, PRX44, and PRX73 Control Root Hair Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana
PRX01, PRX44, and PRX73 are essential for root hair growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.
research Runx3 is involved in hair shape determination
Runx3 helps determine hair shape.
research [Studies on enzyme activities in the hair root in male pattern baldness: glycolytic enzyme, acid hydrolase, transglutaminase and ornithine decarboxylase activities of plucked hair roots].
research 724 MPZL3 functions as a negative regulator of sebaceous gland size and sebocyte proliferation
MPZL3 protein helps keep sebaceous gland size and cell growth in check.
research The compatibility of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry protein-solubilizing buffers with the droplet feeding method in fall armyworm larvae
Thymosin beta 4 protects cells from damage by blocking a harmful microRNA and boosting a protective gene.
research Identification of a link between Wnt/β-catenin signalling and the cell fusion pathway
Wnt/β-catenin signaling is crucial for cell fusion in placental development.
research Author response: Crosstalk with keratinocytes causes GNAQ oncogene specificity in melanoma
Keratinocytes can reverse the effects of the GNAQ oncogene, inhibiting melanoma cell growth.
research A protein kinase target of a PDK1 signalling pathway is involved in root hair growth in Arabidopsis
AGC2-1 protein is essential for root hair growth in Arabidopsis.
research A position effect on TRPS1 is associated with Ambras syndrome in humans and the Koala phenotype in mice
A position effect on the TRPS1 gene causes excessive hair growth in humans and mice.
research Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. extracts reshape the perifollicular microenvironment and regulate the MAPK pathway for androgenetic alopecia treatment
Terminalia bellirica extracts effectively promote hair regrowth and treat androgenetic alopecia.
research A glutathione-dependent control of the indole butyric acid pathway supports Arabidopsis root system adaptation to phosphate deprivation
Glutathione helps Arabidopsis roots adapt to low phosphate by regulating a specific growth pathway.
research New aspects of galectin functionality in nuclei of cultured bone marrow stromal and epidermal cells: biotinylated galectins as tool to detect specific binding sites
Galectin-1 helps in RNA processing in cell nuclei.
research FGF5 is a crucial regulator of hair length in humans
FGF5 gene mutations cause unusually long eyelashes by affecting hair growth regulation.
research Tfap2b specifies an embryonic melanocyte stem cell that retains adult multi-fate potential
The gene Tfap2b is essential for creating a type of stem cell in zebrafish that can become different pigment cells.
research Thymic Peptides Differentially Modulate Human Hair Follicle Growth
Some thymic peptides can increase human hair growth, while others may inhibit it.
research This Month in the Journal
The AR gene is linked to male-pattern baldness, TNFSF4 to heart disease, SLC19A3 to BBGD, MCT8 to a syndrome, and segmental duplications to genetic variation.
research To Control Site-Specific Skin Gene Expression, Autocrine Mimics Paracrine Canonical Wnt Signaling and Is Activated Ectopically in Skin Disease
The research suggests that a specific skin gene can be controlled by signals within and between cells and is wrongly activated in certain skin diseases.
research The citrullinating enzyme PADI4 governs progenitor cell proliferation and translation in developing hair follicles
PADI4 enzyme slows down cell growth in developing hair follicles.
research Gpr54 deletion accelerates hair cycle and hair regeneration
Deleting Gpr54 speeds up hair growth and regeneration.
research 861 EGFR/MEK inhibitor therapy induces partial hair follicle immune privilege collapse in vivo and ex vivo
research Mechanism of Laccase-assisted Tyrosine Grafting on Keratin using BSA as a Model Protein
New hair perming method using tyrosine is gentler and can be done with a blow-dryer.
research 414 A new form of ectodermal dysplasia caused by mutations in TSPEAR
Mutations in the TSPEAR gene cause a new form of ectodermal dysplasia affecting hair and tooth development.
research 801 TEC family kinase inhibitors as a novel class of therapeutics in alopecia areata
research Identification of Trichohyalin-Like 1, an S100 Fused-Type Protein Selectively Expressed in Hair Follicles
TCHHL1 is a protein important for hair growth, found in hair follicles.
research A Raman spectroscopic investigation of the mechanism of the reduction in hair with thioglycerol and the accompanying disulphide conformational changes
Thioglycerol treatment at pH 9.0 with ammonia causes less hair damage and better waving than thioglycolic acid.
research Inhibiting Biosynthesis and/or Metabolism of Progestins in the Ventral Tegmental Area Attenuates Lordosis of Rats in Behavioural Oestrus
Blocking certain brain processes reduces mating behavior in female rats.
research Decision letter: Crosstalk with keratinocytes causes GNAQ oncogene specificity in melanoma
The microenvironment affects the behavior and survival of melanocytes with the GNAQ oncogene in melanoma.
research Subcellular localization of the five members of the human steroid 5α-reductase family
All five human steroid 5α-reductase enzymes are found in the endoplasmic reticulum.