April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Sweat glands and hair follicles are determined by opposing signals, with BMPs promoting sweat glands and blocking BMPs leading to hair follicles.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” BMP signaling is important for skin color, affecting melanin production, pigment spread, and cell movement.
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April 2017 in “Cell Stem Cell” Skin wounds can create fat cells that help regenerate hair follicles, with BMP signaling playing a crucial role in this process.
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January 2017 in “Science” Some wound-healing cells can turn into fat cells around new hair growth in mice.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The BMP/Smads pathway and Id2 gene control hair follicle stem cells, affecting their rest and growth phases.