Hairless Down-Regulates Expression of Msx2 and Its Related Target Genes in Hair Follicles

    April 2013 in “ Journal of dermatological science ”
    Bong-Kyu Kim, Sungjoo Kim Yoon
    Studysummary This study found that Hairless protein down-regulates Msx2 expression, affecting hair follicle formation in Hairpoor mice by altering the MSX2 regulatory pathway.
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