229 citations
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May 2006 in “Journal of Experimental Botany” This review highlights the role of reactive oxygen species in root hair growth and cell expansion in plants but does not report new empirical findings.
180 citations
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February 2023 in “Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling” In this paper, Chemistry42—a software integrating AI with computational and medicinal chemistry—demonstrated efficiency in designing novel molecular structures targeting DDR1 and CDK20, with properties validated in both in vitro and in vivo studies.
119 citations
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August 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reports that 11β-HSD1 activity in human skin increases with age and photoexposure, potentially contributing to skin aging and the effects of glucocorticoids.
114 citations
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October 1996 in “Dermatologic clinics” This chapter reviews laboratory models used for studying alopecia therapies but provides no new experimental findings.
109 citations
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February 2018 in “CB/Current biology” This study concluded that the receptor-like kinase ERULUS, regulated by auxin, is crucial for modulating cell wall composition and pectin dynamics during root hair growth in Arabidopsis.
96 citations
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March 2007 in “Developmental biology” This study found that the Wnt inhibitor Dkk4 may play a role in regulating hair follicle development through a feedback loop with canonical Wnt signaling pathways.
75 citations
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July 2016 in “New phytologist” This study found that RSL4 in Arabidopsis thaliana regulates genes necessary for root hair elongation by controlling proteins involved in cell signaling, cell wall modification, and secretion.
61 citations
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October 1996 in “Development” This study found that combining adult germinative epidermal cells with non-inductive dermal cells can stimulate hair follicle neogenesis, effectively altering the cells' status to enhance induction.
56 citations
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March 2017 in “Plant and Cell Physiology” This study used light sheet fluorescence microscopy to successfully image and analyze calcium oscillations in the root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana, finding that these oscillations correlate with the root hair growth rate and that auxin affects these properties.
50 citations
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February 2004 in “Genomics” This study identified a missense mutation in the rat Desmoglein 4 gene, causing abnormal hair shaft development in lanceolate hair mutant rats by disrupting a critical calcium binding site.
44 citations
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February 2023 in “Cell” In this study, researchers found that human fingerprint ridges are formed through a modified hair follicle developmental process and spatial patterns influenced by specific signaling pathways.
40 citations
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July 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, knockout mice lacking the Cyp4f39 gene showed severe skin barrier dysfunction and high early mortality, suggesting its critical role in skin barrier formation and insights into ichthyosis pathogenesis.
38 citations
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April 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair follicle cells can become fat and bone cells, useful for therapy.
33 citations
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March 2015 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, LHX2 and SOX9 were found to mark distinct epithelial progenitor cell populations within human hair follicles, suggesting roles in maintaining the hair follicle epithelium.
32 citations
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August 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In vitro skin models are improving but still need more innovation to fully replicate human skin.
32 citations
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March 2013 in “EMBO journal” This review discusses auxin's role in regulating plant growth through TOR activation and translation reinitiation but reports no new experimental findings.
26 citations
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December 2013 in “Seminars in cell & developmental biology” This article reviews how anatomical differences in skin arise and persist, and suggests the underlying molecular positional code is more complex than apparent, but reports no new research findings.
23 citations
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October 2021 in “FEBS Journal” This review examines the role of Sonic Hedgehog signaling in the maintenance and repair of skin and lung barriers, and its influence on inflammation and atopic diseases; it presents no new clinical findings.
21 citations
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January 2022 in “Biomaterials Science” This article reviews CRISPR/Cas system delivery methods for genome editing and highlights RNA's promise in non-viral in vivo applications but reports no new clinical results.
13 citations
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June 2024 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This review examined genetic factors in 46, XY differences/disorders of sex development and found that whole-exome sequencing is more effective than panel sequencing for molecular diagnosis. It identified regional genetic variation and emphasized next-generation sequencing's role in detecting variants related to gonadal and androgen-related genes.
13 citations
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April 2018 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, genetic variants in the KRT25 and SP6 genes were found to be responsible for curly hair in horses, with the KRT25 variant also causing hypotrichosis due to an epistatic effect.
11 citations
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March 2023 in “Frontiers in Nutrition” This study found that a modest increase in dietary zinc over six months resulted in a detectable increase in sulfur and zinc counts in individual hairs, suggesting a non-invasive method to monitor zinc intake effects.
11 citations
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April 2021 in “Cancers” This study identified a small molecule that activates GLI1, suppressing neuroblastoma cell growth, which may aid in developing new treatments for high-risk neuroblastoma cases.
10 citations
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May 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” In this study, subcutaneous injection of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in burned rats significantly improved wound healing by reducing inflammation, scar formation, and wound size, and restoring normal skin structures.
9 citations
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June 2022 in “Microorganisms” This review outlines the urgent need for effective therapeutic interventions against coronaviruses, as current vaccines are challenged by virus mutations, and emphasizes developing safe, affordable, and broad-spectrum antivirals for both human and porcine coronaviruses.
9 citations
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July 2016 in “Genes” This study identified specific genetic variants as the cause of visual impairment and non-syndromic alopecia in two brothers, reinforcing the link between PDE6H variants and achromatopsia and LPAR6 variants and alopecia.
8 citations
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January 2022 in “BMC Biology” This study found that the gene SRD5A1, associated with methylation changes due to early-life environment, may play a role in altering reproductive phenotypes in women by delaying pubertal onset and decreasing ovarian reserve.
6 citations
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October 2022 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This review discusses the roles of store-operated Ca 2+ entry proteins in skin cell function and their links to various skin diseases, but it reports no new results.
3 citations
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August 2018 in “Stem cells international” This study found that cultured hair follicle dermal cells support maintenance and potentially aid in the clinical application of pluripotent and haematopoietic stem cells.
3 citations
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August 2024 in “European journal of medical research” This study developed an evidence-based informed consent form for PRP injections that was legally validated and implemented in a medical institution.