September 2023 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” This study found that a catalytically active version of Vav2 significantly altered gene expression patterns in hair follicle stem cells in mice, with these changes varying over the animals' lifespans.
January 2026 in “PLoS Biology” This study used developing mouse hair follicles to explore early epithelial bud formation, finding that the Rho GTPase regulator ARHGEF3 plays a crucial role in regulating cell fate and cadherin patterning, with knockouts showing disrupted morphology and increased straight hair follicle growth.
January 2023 in “Methods in molecular biology” This article reviews methods for examining the localization and activity of ROP GTPase, cortical microtubule organization, and F-actin dynamics in plant cell models, but reports no new experimental results.
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August 2006 in “Molecular and Cellular Biology” This study found that Rac1 is crucial for maintaining the integrity of hair follicle structure but is not needed for skin epidermis maintenance in mice.
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May 2021 in “Frontiers in Plant Science” This study identified OsRopGEF3 as a key regulator in rice root hair growth, demonstrating that it interacts with proteins to promote reactive oxygen species production, affecting root hair length and width.