January 2012 in “Zhongguo nongye Kexue” The technology can create transgenic cashmere goats with improved wool quality.
16 citations
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March 2020 in “Animal Biotechnology” Transgenic sheep embryos with a specific promoter were successfully created, but more research is needed for gene expression in hair follicles.
18 citations
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November 2016 in “Transgenic research” Overexpressing Tβ4 in cashmere goats improves hair fiber traits and increases cashmere yield.
3 citations
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January 2019 in “Jikken doubutsu ihou/Jikken doubutsu/Experimental animals/Jikken Dobutsu” Pigs without the Hairless gene showed skin and thymus changes, useful for studying human hair disorders.
January 2008 in “Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Filologiya” Overexpressing the Tβ4 gene in goats can increase cashmere production.
48 citations
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April 2008 in “Human Molecular Genetics” Progerin affects cell shape but not hair or skin in mice.
308 citations
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September 2010 in “Nucleic acids research” Increasing mir-302 turns human hair cells into stem cells by changing gene regulation and demethylation.
28 citations
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February 2019 in “Genes” Proper control of β-catenin activity is crucial for development and preventing diseases like cancer.
153 citations
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October 2007 in “Cell Stem Cell” New research suggests that skin cell renewal may not require a special type of cell previously thought to be essential.
26 citations
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May 2012 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” NcoA4 may have roles beyond helping control gene activity, possibly affecting cell behavior and stability.
4 citations
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March 2017 in “Development” Estrogen is important for keeping adult mouse nipple skin healthy by controlling certain cell signals.
January 2018 in “Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine” The nucleus is key in controlling skin growth and repair by coordinating signals, gene regulators, and epigenetic changes.
January 2018 in “Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine” The conclusion is that the nuclear lamina and LINC complex in skin cells respond to mechanical signals, affecting gene expression and cell differentiation, which is important for skin health and can impact skin diseases.
106 citations
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November 2014 in “Cell Stem Cell” New single-cell analysis techniques are improving our understanding of stem cells and could help in treating diseases.
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.
5 citations
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August 2013 in “InTech eBooks” KLF4 is important for maintaining stem cells and has potential in cancer treatment and wound healing.
January 2012 in “heiDOK (Heidelberg University)” Dormant melanoma cells in mice interact minimally with memory T cells due to a suppressive tumor environment.
10 citations
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July 2019 in “Advances in Wound Care” Reducing Flightless I protein improves wound healing by activating skin stem cells.
8 citations
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February 2015 in “Cellular immunology” Deleting Snai2 and Snai3 causes fatal autoimmunity.
184 citations
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September 2006 in “PLoS Genetics” The Apc gene is crucial for normal skin and thymus development.
2 citations
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January 2025 in “动物学研究” YAP1 helps fat cell formation by influencing the Hippo pathway.
667 citations
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May 2008 in “Genes & Development” Histone demethylases can change gene expression and may be linked to diseases like cancer.
39 citations
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September 2007 in “BMC developmental biology” Neuregulin3 affects cell development in the skin and mammary glands.
176 citations
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February 2006 in “Cancer Research” Patched1 helps prevent tumors by controlling cell growth.
33 citations
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January 2018 in “International Journal of Biological Sciences” CRISPR-Cas9 can successfully edit genes in large mammals like Cashmere goats.
8 citations
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June 2022 in “Scientific Reports” LGR5 is a common marker of hair follicle stem cells in different animals and is important for hair growth and regeneration.
387 citations
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November 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The K15 promoter effectively targets stem cells in the hair follicle bulge.
10 citations
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January 2019 in “in Vivo” Finasteride boosts stem cell signals for hair growth.
24 citations
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March 2018 in “Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research” The environment around melanocyte stem cells is key for hair regeneration and color, with certain injuries affecting hair color and potential treatments for pigmentation disorders.
254 citations
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January 2012 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” Stem cell offspring help control their parent stem cells, affecting tissue health, healing, and cancer.