The Negative Regulator CXXC5: Making WNT Look a Little Less Disheveled

    September 2017 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Dong-Won Kim, Luis A. Garza
    Studysummary This study found that inhibiting the interaction between CXXC5 and Dishevelled could stimulate hair regrowth in mouse models by enhancing WNT/β-catenin signaling, suggesting a potential therapeutic strategy for hair loss involving compounds that block this interaction, such as interfering short peptides.
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    1. Targeting of CXXC5 by a Competing Peptide Stimulates Hair Regrowth and Wound-Induced Hair Neogenesis Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2017
    2. Wnt Signaling in Skin Development, Homeostasis, and Disease Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology · 2012
    3. Prostaglandin D2 Inhibits Hair Growth and Is Elevated in Bald Scalp of Men with Androgenetic Alopecia Science Translational Medicine · 2012
    4. Dissecting the Bulge in Hair Regeneration Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2012