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March 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Skin cell types develop when specific genes are turned on by removing certain chemical tags from DNA.
January 2013 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” Activating Wnt signaling improves the efficiency and safety of creating stem cells.
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” PBX1 helps reduce aging and cell death in hair follicle stem cells by decreasing DNA damage, not by improving DNA repair.
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September 2019 in “Nature Communications” SOX11 and SOX4 help skin cells act like embryonic cells to heal wounds in mice.
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May 2019 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” Understanding and manipulating epigenetic changes can potentially lead to human organ regeneration therapies, but more research is needed to improve these methods and minimize risks.
Four transcription factors can convert mouse cells into hair cell-like cells, aiding hearing loss research and treatment.
September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The reconstructed skin model from hair follicles functions like human skin in processing chemicals and can be used to test ingredient safety.
December 2025 in “Drug Discovery and Molecular Docking (DDMD)” Single-cell transcriptomics reveals detailed cellular diversity and key pathways in tissue regeneration.
191 citations
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September 2011 in “Cell stem cell” Hair follicle stem cells use specific chromatin changes to control their growth and differentiation.
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October 2018 in “Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology/Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology” The gene NM_026333 slows down aging by affecting the NCX1 pathway and could be targeted for anti-aging treatments.
February 2026 in “Advanced Science” TTNPB helps turn stem cells into neural stem cells, improving depression-like behaviors in rats.
May 2005 in “Cancer Research” Melanoma cells lose their ability to form tumors when placed in a zebrafish embryo environment.
116 citations
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August 2010 in “Nature” Scientists turned rat thymus cells into stem cells that can help repair skin and hair.
20 citations
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May 2011 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” The study created a mouse model to mimic degenerative diseases for testing tissue repair and new therapies.
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February 2021 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” Small molecule treatments improve the ability of human amniotic fluid stem cells to become different cell types.
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August 2023 in “The EMBO Journal” Kdm6b is crucial for skin cell differentiation.
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May 2013 in “PloS one” The Foxn1(-/-) nude mouse shows disrupted and expanded skin stem cell areas due to high Lhx2 levels.
143 citations
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May 2002 in “PubMed” LGD1069 effectively prevents breast tumors in mice without toxicity.
3 citations
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August 2014 in “Cellular reprogramming” Hair follicle stem cells need all reprogramming factors to become pluripotent.
13 citations
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February 2025 in “Nature Communications” A new neural network helps identify key regulators in cell changes, aiding in understanding diseases and finding new treatments.
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September 2024 in “Development” Researchers converted human embryonic stem cells into trophoblast stem cells using specific transcription factors.
11 citations
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August 2024 in “Nature Communications” Quiescent cells have increased mitochondrial activity and ECM gene expression, but reduced glycolysis.
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June 2019 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” A specific DNA region is crucial for Foxn1 gene expression in thymus cells but not in hair follicles.
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March 2007 in “BioTechniques” PCR genotyping in cre-loxP mice can be inaccurate due to unintended gene deletions in non-target tissues.
12 citations
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October 2024 in “Cell”
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March 2015 in “Nature” Super-enhancers controlled by pioneer factors like SOX9 are crucial for stem cell adaptability and identity.
March 2026 in “Preprints.org” Plerixafor may help treat pigmentation disorders by promoting skin repigmentation.
Reprogramming adult fibroblasts may enable scar-free healing.
4 citations
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May 2014 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” Environmental cues can change the fate and function of epithelial cells, with potential for cell therapy.
2 citations
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November 2018 in “Cell Stem Cell” The research found a new way to heal chronic skin ulcers by turning certain cells into skin tissue using specific factors.