September 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that the deletion of Med1 in dental epithelia causes a shift from dental to hair tissue development, suggesting the importance of Med1 in maintaining tissue-specific lineage.
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July 2023 in “Communications biology” In this study, researchers found that deleting Med1, a key epigenetic regulator in dental epithelia, led to hair growth on mouse incisors by altering enhancer landscapes and causing a switch from dental to hair lineage transcription programs.
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February 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that exposing adult esophageal epithelial cells to skin stroma can induce them to transition toward a hair follicle identity, with HIF1a playing a crucial role in this conversion process.
This study found that a combination of four transcription factors can transform mouse fibroblasts into cells resembling inner ear hair cells, potentially aiding research into hearing loss treatments.
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December 2014 in “Nature Communications” Fibroblasts can be turned into melanocytes for potential skin treatments.