June 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The HoxC gene cluster and its enhancers are essential for developing hair and nails in mammals.
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October 2018 in “Cell Stem Cell” Hox genes control hair growth patterns in mammals by regulating stem cell activity in the skin.
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June 2020 in “Developmental Cell” Feather patterns are influenced by enhancers and chromatin looping, and the structure of protein complexes important for hair growth has been detailed.
July 2017 in “Mechanisms of development” Hox genes control hair follicle stem cell regeneration in different body regions.
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December 2020 in “PloS one” Researchers found WNT10A to be a key gene in developing goat hair follicles.