July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Wnt signaling helps regenerate hair follicles in wounds by reducing skin cell sensitivity to mechanical stress.
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January 2023 in “BMC plant biology” Scientists found new genetic areas that affect how rice root hairs grow and develop.
181 citations
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January 2009 in “Nature Genetics” Certain mutations in a hair growth-related gene cause a type of genetic hair loss.
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February 2024 in “Poultry Science” miR-140-y helps control feather growth in geese by affecting the Wnt signaling pathway.
22 citations
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October 2018 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Classic PDRN improves wound healing quality by enhancing cell migration.
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May 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” ELL is crucial for gene transcription related to skin cell growth.
3 citations
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February 2018 in “Experimental and Molecular Medicine/Experimental and molecular medicine” A protein called PCBP2 controls the production of a hair growth protein by interacting with its genetic message and is linked to hair loss when this control is disrupted.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” JW0061 may be a new treatment for hair loss by promoting hair growth through WNT signaling.
December 2024 in “Veterinary Sciences” Key genes and pathways improve wool quality in Zhexi Angora rabbits.
January 2012 in “Zhongguo shouyi xuebao” Sheep breeds show different keratin gene expression in the groin, linked to hair follicle density.
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August 2015 in “Journal of Animal Science” The MTR gene affects wool quality and production in Chinese Merino sheep.
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April 2008 in “PubMed” A gene mutation causes monilethrix in a Chinese family.
July 2024 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” A variant in the KRT31 gene causes a rare hereditary hair disorder called monilethrix.
October 2005 in “Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology (Print)” Hairless protein is key for hair growth, cell differences cause gene expression variation, and the N-end rule pathway senses nitric oxide for protein breakdown.
April 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” A specific RNA helps increase the growth of skin cells in Liaoning cashmere goats by working with a protein to boost a growth-related gene.
January 2024 in “Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi” A specific genetic variation affects wool quality in sheep.
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April 2017 in “PLOS Genetics” GRHL3 is important for controlling gene activity in skin cells during different stages of their development.
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March 2018 in “BMC Genomics” Non-coding RNAs help control hair growth cycles in cashmere goats, suggesting ways to improve cashmere production.
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January 2011 in “Archives de Pédiatrie” A severe form of Netherton syndrome caused by a specific gene mutation led to neonatal deaths in a family.
4 citations
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August 2013 in “Chinese Medical Journal” A specific gene mutation in KRT86 is linked to hair disorder in a Chinese Han family.
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January 2012 The CRABP I gene in cashmere goats is highly conserved but has unique features at specific amino sites.
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August 2024 in “Animals” KRT85 gene variations can help improve wool traits in sheep through selective breeding.
43 citations
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April 1996 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” November 2005 in “PubMed” The hairless gene in Kunming mice is important for hair and skin, and shows genetic variations.
37 citations
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August 2011 in “Journal of Bone and Mineral Research” A girl had rickets due to a gene mutation affecting vitamin D response.
The GG genotype of the KRT71 gene leads to longer wool in Gansu alpine fine-wool sheep.
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December 2024 in “Journal of Animal Science” LncRNA MSTRG.14227.1 hinders hair follicle development in cashmere goats, affecting cashmere quality.
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January 2023 in “International Journal of Biological Sciences” CTHRC1 is essential for healing and preventing heart rupture after a heart attack.
4 citations
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August 2022 in “Cells” lncRNA2919 slows down rabbit hair growth by stopping cell growth and causing cell death.
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June 2015 in “Kidney International” Disrupting the Flcn gene in mice causes early kidney cysts and tumors, which can be treated with rapamycin.