788 citations
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February 2007 in “Nature” This review explores how adult skin epithelia preserve stem cell populations for hair follicle regeneration and wound healing, but reports no new experimental results.
147 citations
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September 2006 in “Developmental Cell” This study found that Smad7 perturbs hair follicle development while promoting sebaceous gland formation by antagonizing Wnt/β-catenin signaling in transgenic mice.
103 citations
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January 2006 in “Journal of Cell Science” This review summarizes the major events and regulators of the hair cycle in mammals but reports no new experimental results; it emphasizes the complex regulation of stem cell activation and differentiation during hair growth.
81 citations
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September 2005 in “The American journal of pathology” This study found that activin affects both stromal cells and keratinocytes in skin morphogenesis and repair, with dose-dependent effects on keratinocytes demonstrated through transgenic mouse models.
13 citations
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August 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” This study describes a genetic mutation in the desmoglein 4 gene linked to localized autosomal recessive hypotrichosis in Pakistani families, showing similarities to animal models with similar hair loss conditions.
165 citations
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December 2004 in “Differentiation” This review discusses the critical role of BMP signaling in the development and regulation of skin and hair follicles and notes that further research could aid therapeutic advances; it presents no new clinical results.
250 citations
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November 2003 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” This study found that BMP receptor IA is crucial for hair progenitor cell differentiation in mice, and its sequential inhibition and activation are necessary to generate a functioning hair shaft.
854 citations
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February 2002 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms of hair follicle formation and discusses potential future clinical applications for treating hair loss and skin tumors, but it reports no new clinical results.
694 citations
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April 2000 in “Nature genetics” This study found that Msx2-deficient mice exhibit skull and bone formation defects similar to those seen in human MSX2-related conditions, highlighting the gene's importance in skeletal and organ development.