January 2024 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study reports that adjusting the valence states of Mo in Pluronic F127-coated MoO3-x nanozymes enhances their selective H2O2-related catalytic activity, showing promise in acute kidney injury treatment and enabling real-time monitoring of therapy effectiveness through ROS-responsive photoacoustic imaging.
123 citations
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November 2012 in “Stem cells” This study reports that miR-302 promotes pluripotency by inhibiting NR2F2 and indirectly regulating OCT4 in stem cells, enhancing reprogramming efficiency when added to traditional factors.
51 citations
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December 2006 in “Mammalian Genome” 5 citations
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November 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
28 citations
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August 2003 in “Steroids” This study found that untreated hirsute patients have lower expression of type 2 17β-HSD mRNA in scalp hairs, indicating potential disturbances in androgen metabolism, compared to treated hirsute patients.
3 citations
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January 1992 in “Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology” This study observed wide clinical diversity among five patients with the same VDR gene mutation causing vitamin D-dependent rickets type II, suggesting involvement of a nuclear accessory factor and a nongenomic action of the vitamin.
7 citations
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January 2024 in “Cancer Research Communications” This study found that TAp63 and ΔNp63 isoforms in the p63 family interact with different transcription factors to regulate distinct transcriptional programs, affecting various biological functions like metabolic pathways, oxidative stress response, and epithelial morphogenesis in mouse epidermal cells.
6 citations
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July 2024 in “Heliyon” This study examined the evolutionary and functional homology of steroid 5α-reductase and DET2 proteins, identifying protists as a common ancestor, and discovered a new subclass DET2-like in plants, potentially involved in polyprenol reduction.
This review summarizes the proposed model that describes how different shapes of 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 ligands interact with the vitamin D receptor to mediate genomic and rapid responses in cells.
2 citations
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February 2022 in “Biology” This study found that blue laser irradiation reduced ATP levels and cell viability in mouse skin by increasing oxidative stress through the production of reactive oxygen species.
May 2026 in “Chemical Engineering Journal” 45 citations
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March 1997 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TCDD changes skin gene expression and may harm skin health.
28 citations
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January 2012 in “Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin” This study found that the protein hairless acts as both a corepressor and coactivator of the vitamin D receptor, influencing gene transcription in a ligand-selective manner.
301 citations
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May 1998 in “Genes & Development” Ets2 gene is crucial for placental development in mice.
3 citations
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March 2016 in “Medicinal Chemistry Research” This study used homology modeling to create a detailed in silico structure of 5α-reductase type II, suggesting it can aid in designing steroid reductase drugs.
10 citations
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February 2008 in “Photochemistry and photobiology” This study suggests that the vitamin D receptor and hairless gene may directly regulate each other via a transcriptional mechanism, potentially explaining phenotypic similarities between atrichia and VDRRIIa rickets.
57 citations
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July 2005 in “Genetics” In this study on Drosophila wings, researchers identified 435 genes with significant expression changes during wing hair morphogenesis, and found new phenotypes for 9 genes through functional validation.
This study found that the FER/MLO signaling module plays a crucial role in calcium oscillations and ROS production in root hair tip growth, with the MLO15 protein regulating these processes and restoring disrupted growth and signaling in fer mutant root hairs.
November 2025 in “The Journal of Immunology” This study observed that in human scalp hair follicles, BTNL2 expression is lower in stressed conditions, which correlates with increased cytotoxic activity by gamma/delta and CD8+ T cells, suggesting a possible role for BTNL2 in controlling immune responses relevant to alopecia areata.
19 citations
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March 2022 in “Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids” This study found that silencing the circular RNA circNlgn in mice reduced doxorubicin-induced cardiofibrosis and cardiomyocyte apoptosis, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies for minimizing heart-related side effects in cancer treatment.
November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” BTNL2 helps protect hair follicles from immune attacks.
18 citations
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October 2021 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This review summarizes recent research on the molecular properties and functions of L-PGDS and PGD2, but reports no new findings, highlighting their pathophysiological roles and guiding future studies.
42 citations
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December 2016 in “Cell Death & Differentiation” This study found that transient mtDNA double strand breaks in mice accelerated aging in certain tissues through increased reactive oxygen species, independent of p21/p53 pathway mediation.
October 2024 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” The correction does not change the conclusion that 2-deoxy-D-ribose helps hair regrowth.
3 citations
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December 2023 in “Aging” In liver cancer cells, this study found that upregulating hsa_circ_0002980 inhibits cell proliferation, metastasis, and EMT by modulating the miR-1303/CADM2 axis, suggesting it as a potential therapeutic target.
3 citations
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March 2019 in “Acta histochemica” This study found that Angiotensin II is expressed more in black sheep skins compared to white sheep skins, suggesting its involvement in coat color regulation.
11 citations
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June 1979 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that the dehydroepiandrosterone hydroxylating enzyme system in hair follicles is similar to the liver monooxygenase system, sharing characteristics such as inhibition by carbon monoxide and dependency on NADPH.
6 citations
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March 1996 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 215 citations
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November 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the tetracycline-regulated transcription system effectively controls conditional gene expression in the mouse epidermis, allowing suppression and activation of specific genes with doxycycline.
September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The researchers reported that TGM2 appears to play a crucial role in sebocyte differentiation and may act as a negative regulator of lipid metabolism in sebaceous glands.