April 2024 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this mouse model study, researchers found that deleting the ASH2L gene in epidermal progenitor cells led to thinner epidermal layers, delayed hair follicle development, and reduced epidermal stem cell pools, with alterations in genes related to hair follicle development and the Notch signaling pathway.
December 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This research examined the transcriptional landscape of quiescent melanocyte stem cells (qMcSCs) in adult female mice, revealing significant heterogeneity within this cell population and identifying novel subpopulations that vary in immune privilege regulation, melanocyte differentiation potential, and neural crest potential.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reported that an HS-associated NCSTN mutation in iPSC-derived skin organoids led to altered hair follicle stem cell differentiation and increased expression of proteins linked to HS inflammation.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, the researchers introduced a mutation in mice to mimic Olmsted syndrome and found that the mutation caused hair loss due to impaired keratinocyte differentiation and depletion of hair follicle stem cells.
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July 2009 in “Journal of Cell Science” This study found that ΔNp63α directly regulates VDR expression, which in turn may reduce invasiveness in an epidermoid cancer cell line.
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June 2008 in “In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal” This study established a new cell line from human hair follicle stem cells that maintains stem cell properties and differentiation capabilities, providing a useful in vitro model for stem cell research.
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July 2016 in “Current Opinion in Cell Biology” This review discusses stem cell behavior, highlighting their plasticity in tissue repair and the impact of somatic mutations on clonal expansion in early cancer, but reports no new experimental results.
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June 2003 in “The EMBO Journal” Phospholipase Cδ1 is crucial for normal skin and hair development.
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July 2002 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The Dfl mutation in mice causes poor sebaceous gland function and complete hair loss.
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May 2015 in “Stem Cell Reports” This research discusses a novel imaging approach in live mice to study stem cell and niche interactions in tissue homeostasis and reports no new results.
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March 2021 in “Molecular Carcinogenesis” This study found that deleting the transcription factor Twist1 in keratinocytes significantly reduced UVB-induced skin carcinogenesis in mice, suggesting a potential target for preventing cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
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April 2009 in “International journal of oncology” This study found that bulge-derived keratinocytes from human follicles were more resistant to differentiation compared to epidermal keratinocytes, possibly due to WIF-1 involvement.
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January 2016 in “Methods in molecular biology” This chapter reviews the methodology for isolating and differentiating CD34+ HAP stem cells into neural cells, but provides no new research results.
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September 2014 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” This review discusses advancements and challenges in laboratory-based tissue-expansion and transplantation techniques for facial wound healing, noting potential for stem cell therapies but highlighting the ongoing absence of skin features like hair follicles in cultured grafts.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that Polycomb repressive complex 1 is crucial for skin development and stem cell specification, influencing gene activity beyond its known repressor functions.
January 2026 in “Chemical Engineering Journal” In this study, researchers developed a programmable system using engineered nanovesicles from hair follicle stem cells to modulate immune responses, which showed promise in precisely controlling inflammation, promoting immune balance, and accelerating wound healing, particularly for infected wounds.
July 2025 in “Burns & Trauma” In this study, researchers developed a new SFL-3D system to produce extracellular vesicles from rejuvenated dermal papilla cell spheroids, which demonstrated significant antifibrotic effects in reducing hypertrophic scarring, highlighting their potential for precision-targeted scar management.
This study found that the proteins Par3, mInsc, and Gαi3 cooperate to regulate LGN polarization and promote perpendicular cell divisions during murine epidermal morphogenesis.
This study found that basal cell carcinoma exhibits patterns of hair follicle differentiation but is stuck in telogen arrest, which can be rescued by adding noggin and TGF-β2 in vitro.
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August 2009 in “EMBO molecular medicine” This review discusses epidermal stem cell diversity, revealing previously unrecognized differences in stem cell populations, but reports no new experimental results; it highlights the need for further exploration of stem cell interactions and quiescence.
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July 2010 in “Genes & development” In this study, the researchers reported that Notch/CSL signaling is crucial for hair follicle differentiation, with Wnt5a signaling and FoxN1 acting as mediators in mice.
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February 2017 in “Stem Cell Reports” This study found that activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in mouse testes promotes spermatogonial differentiation and reduces the stem cell pool, with SHISA6 inhibiting this process and maintaining stem cell characteristics.
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October 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study suggests that AKR1C3 expression may influence PGD2-related pathways in skin squamous cell carcinoma and potentially be involved in androgenetic alopecia, although further investigation is needed to clarify its role.
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January 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study found that nestin-negative hair follicle stem cells can differentiate into neural stem cell-like cells, but not mature neurons, through a multi-step neuro-induction process.
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December 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that manipulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling in embryonic mammary glands impacted their development, with high activity levels hindering branching and potentially redirecting cells toward hair follicle identity instead of mammary tissue.
July 2025 in “The FASEB Journal” This study reported that exosomes derived from human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSC-exo) accelerated hair growth in androgenetic alopecia mice by enhancing signals between hair follicle cells and improving cellular environments, particularly protecting against dihydrotestosterone-induced damage via Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
October 2023 in “Oncotarget” In this study using live mice, researchers observed that during hair follicle regression, apoptosis in basal cells may propagate by triggering neighboring cells, potentially regulated by a gradient of pro-survival signals from stem cells, and proposed a testable mechanism to further explore this process.
August 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that maintaining a low level of Wnt/β-catenin activity is crucial for mammary gland development, as excessive activity inhibits branching and promotes characteristics of hair follicles instead, highlighting its role in skin appendage identity decisions.
November 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study in live mice suggests that hair follicle regression involves apoptosis propagation towards stem cells, potentially slowed by a protective signal from the stem cells themselves.
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December 2001 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” This study found that trichoblastomas and nodular basal cell carcinomas have similar cytokeratin expression patterns, indicating differentiation towards the outer root sheath epithelium.