research Rac1 Is Crucial for Hair Follicle Integrity but Is Not Essential for Maintenance of the Epidermis
Rac1 is vital for hair follicle health but not needed for skin maintenance.
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450-480 / 1000+ resultsresearch Venus trap in the mouse embryo reveals distinct molecular dynamics underlying specification of first embryonic lineages
Tmem50b and 2610305D13Rik genes play key roles in early mouse embryo development.
research Characterization of Hair Follicles in Hirosaki Hairless Rats with Deletion of Basic Hair Keratin Genes. Enlarged Medulla, Loss of Cuticle and Long Catagen
Hirosaki hairless rats have sparse, twisted hair due to missing hair keratin genes.
research Alopecia in Harlequin mutant mice is associated with reduced AIF protein levels and expression of retroviral elements
Harlequin mutant mice have hair loss due to low AIF protein levels and retroviral element activity.
research In vivo alteration of the keratin 17 gene in hair follicles by oligonucleotide‐directed gene targeting
Altering the keratin 17 gene in mice hair follicles caused temporary hair issues, but changes were minimal and short-lived.
research 1233 Exploring the role of melanocyte subpopulations in vitiligo
A specific group of early-stage melanocytes is reduced in vitiligo-affected skin, which may explain treatment resistance.
research Disruption of anthrax toxin receptor 1 in pigs leads to a rare disease phenotype and protection from senecavirus A infection
Removing anthrax toxin receptor 1 in pigs prevents Senecavirus A infection and causes a rare disease similar to GAPO syndrome.
research Insights learned from L457(3.43)R, an activating mutant of the human lutropin receptor
The L457(3.43)R mutation in the human lutropin receptor causes increased activity and hormone insensitivity, leading to precocious puberty.
research Inducible deletion of epidermal Dicer and Drosha reveals multiple functions for miRNAs in postnatal skin
Drosha and Dicer are essential for hair follicle health and preventing DNA damage in skin cells.
research A case report of a novel homozygote mutation causing severe Leydig cell hypoplasia: insights in the coexistence of nonsense mutation and polymorphism in the same LHCGR gene locus
A new genetic mutation causes severe Leydig cell hypoplasia, affecting sexual development.
research A polygenic mouse model of psoriasiform skin disease in CD18-deficient mice.
CD18-deficient mice developed psoriasis-like skin disease, useful for studying inflammatory skin disorders.
research Balding: A New Mutation on Mouse Chromosome 18 Causing Hair Loss and Immunological Defects
A mutation in mice causes hair loss and immune problems.
research New Insights into Testosterone Biosynthesis: Novel Observations from HSD17B3 Deficient Mice
Mice without the enzyme HSD17B3 still produce normal testosterone, suggesting they have different ways to make it compared to humans.
research De novo mutations in monilethrix
Specific keratin gene mutations can cause monilethrix.
research Gene-knockout mice with abnormal epidermal and hair follicular development
Knocking out certain genes in mice helps understand skin and hair growth problems.
research The genetic evolution of skin squamous cell carcinoma: tumor suppressor identity matters
The type of tumor suppressor gene lost affects the behavior of skin cancer.
research The Two Functional Keratin 6 Genes of Mouse Are Differentially Regulated and Evolved Independently from Their Human Orthologs
Mouse keratin 6 genes evolved independently from human ones and are regulated differently.
research Building Models for Keratin Disorders
Krt16-deficient mice help understand skin disorders like PC and FNEPPK.
research 321 Deletion of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl 4-hydroxylase 2 in FoxD1-lineage mesenchymal cells leads to congenital truncal alopecia
Removing HIF-P4H-2 from certain skin cells in mice causes hair loss on the body but not the head.
research Transgenic mice display hair loss and regrowth overexpressing mutant Hr gene
Mice with a changed Hr gene lose and regrow hair due to changes in the gene's activity.
research Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis caused by a novel mutation in the human hairless transcript
A new mutation in the HR gene causes hair loss in a specific family.
research Correction of Hair Shaft Defects through Allele-Specific Silencing of Mutant Krt75
Using special RNA to target a mutant gene fixed hair problems in mice.
research CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Generation of COL7A1-Deficient Keratinocyte Model of Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Scientists created a cell model to study and find treatments for a skin disease called RDEB.
research Mutation in human hair keratin hHb6 in monilethrix: clinical variation is not due to genetic variation.
research Protein and amino acid composition of hair from mice carrying the naked (N) gene
The N gene affects the protein makeup of mouse hair.
research A Role for Steroid 5 alpha-reductase 1 in Vascular Remodelling During Endometrial Decidualisation
The enzyme 5α-reductase is important for proper blood vessel development during the fertility-related transformation of the uterus lining.
research Targeted Skin Overexpression of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor in Mice Causes Epidermal Atrophy, Premature Skin Barrier Formation, Eye Abnormalities, and Alopecia
Overexpressing the mineralocorticoid receptor in mouse skin causes skin thinning, early skin barrier development, eye issues, and hair loss.
research The Tabby (Ta), Tabby-c (Tac), and Tabby-J (TaJ) Mutations, Chromosome X
Tabby mutations in mice affect hair follicle development and help study genetic mapping and certain medical conditions.
research Isolation and characterization of a sheep cysteine-rich cuticle keratin pseudogene
Researchers found a non-functional sheep keratin gene due to mutations.
research Mutations in Homocysteine Metabolism Genes Increase Keratin N-Homocysteinylation and Damage in Mice
Genetic mutations that disrupt homocysteine breakdown lead to increased damage in mouse hair keratin.