77 citations
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April 1968 in “Development” This study found that excess vitamin A in organotypic cultures of embryonic mouse skin led to abnormal hair follicle development and glandular metaplasia, unlike in untreated controls that showed normal differentiation.
34 citations
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December 1988 in “Pigment Cell Research” This article explores the use of monoclonal antibodies to study the presence and distribution patterns of melanocytes in developing human skin, but reports no new clinical results.
January 2026 in “PLoS Biology” This study used developing mouse hair follicles to explore early epithelial bud formation, finding that the Rho GTPase regulator ARHGEF3 plays a crucial role in regulating cell fate and cadherin patterning, with knockouts showing disrupted morphology and increased straight hair follicle growth.
April 2025 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this chicken embryo study, E40 hemp seed callus-derived exosomes counteracted DHT-induced inhibition of hair follicle development, suggesting potential for alopecia treatment and hair follicle regeneration.
September 2013 in “Regenerative Medicine” This summary reports that γδ T cells play a role in regulating hair follicle formation during wound healing in adult skin.
August 2022 in “Biomedicines” In this study of mouse embryos, the researchers found that the expression of the Lhx2 gene plays a significant role in wound healing and may promote scar formation in later stages of development.
August 2025 in “Pharmaceuticals” In this study, hemp seed-derived exosomes (E40) showed potential for counteracting DHT-induced inhibition of feather follicle development in chicken embryos by modulating critical signaling pathways, suggesting a therapeutic approach for alopecia.
April 2012 in “The FASEB Journal” In this study, researchers observed that knocking down the LPA 4 receptor in zebrafish embryos led to vascular and lymph vessel development abnormalities, including edema and decreased heartbeats.
21 citations
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December 2015 in “Development Growth & Differentiation” This study introduces genital sex differentiation parameters (GSDP) to analyze sexual differences in external genitalia and perineum development in mice, revealing varied sensitivity to androgen inhibition in genital structures.
43 citations
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February 2013 in “Developmental dynamics” This study found that Eda and activin A regulate Foxi3 expression, which may contribute to the development of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia by affecting Foxi3 activity in ectodermal appendages like hair and teeth.
July 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that back skin mesenchyme from mouse embryos can induce hair follicle formation even before dermal condensate formation, but R-spondin-1 alone or with a Bmp receptor inhibitor was not sufficient for hair follicle induction.
41 citations
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January 2015 in “Development” This study found that inducing Atoh1 expression in transgenic mice is sufficient to generate new Merkel cells in the epidermis, with variations by skin location, developmental age, and hair cycle stage.
43 citations
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January 2016 in “Development” This study identified a critical NF-κB-LHX2-TGFβ2 signaling pathway essential for primary hair follicle development in mice, revealing new insights into the underlying mechanisms of morphogenesis.
19 citations
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January 2015 in “Development” This study found that misexpression of Hoxc8 in mice led to ectopic mammary development and suggests Hox genes may play crucial roles in the regional specification and initiation of cutaneous accessory organs.
December 2010 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” This study found that the corneal epithelium differentiation program can proceed independently of lens formation, suggesting the corneal program is the default in eye development.
149 citations
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August 2022 in “Biochemistry (Moscow)” This review covers the history and development of CRISPR-Cas9 technology, highlighting its groundbreaking applications and the ethical concerns surrounding its use in human germline editing.
9 citations
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July 2001 in “Cell” This review discusses historical and recent advances in understanding the embryonic organizer's role in patterning during development, including molecular pathways and future research challenges, but reports no new experimental data.
5 citations
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January 2015 in “Genetics and Molecular Research” This study found that gene-regulatory interactions among parental alleles contribute significantly to heterosis in early stages of maize development, with many differentially expressed genes showing non-additive expression in hybrids.
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.
3 citations
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December 2013 in “Journal of Cell Science” This study found that K79+ keratinocytes migrate outward to help form the hair follicle lumen both during development and adult regeneration, revealing a novel mechanism of hair follicle formation in mice.
June 2026 in “Journal of Biological Engineering” At the 21st Royan International Stem Cell Congress, researchers highlighted the growing integration in regenerative medicine, emphasizing advances in pluripotency, AI applications, and bioengineering for the development of accessible stem cell therapies.
This study suggests that exogenous retinoic acid can alter the morphogenesis pathway of developing skin appendages when applied during the placodal stage, leading to changes like feather formation in atypical regions of chick embryos.
22 citations
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March 2019 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” This study identified that the Wave complex proteins ABI1 and Wave2 play a crucial role in regulating epidermal shape and growth during skin development, notably influencing SOX9 expression and Wnt signaling pathways.
49 citations
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January 2006 in “Developmental Dynamics” This research observed that the skeletal abnormalities in Noggin null mice varied based on genetic background, and identified haploinsufficiency leading to joint fusions, similar to human conditions associated with NOGGIN deficiency.
59 citations
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November 2011 in “Development” This study found that the transcription factor Trps1 acts as a novel regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway and early hair follicle progenitors in developing vibrissa follicles in mice.
140 citations
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November 2018 in “Pharmacology & Therapeutics” This review explores the potential of small molecules to activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in treating diseases and reports no new experimental findings.
May 2005 in “Cancer Research” This study found that over-expression of thymosin beta-4 in transgenic mice accelerated wound healing and hair growth, but did not affect tumor progression despite stimulating tumor metastasis.
3 citations
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March 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This review explores the advantages and limitations of using zebrafish models to study various skin diseases, but reports no new experimental results.
7 citations
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October 2013 in “Methods in molecular biology” This article describes standard methods for studying DNA methylation dynamics in mouse skin and hair follicle stem cells but presents no new research findings.
33 citations
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January 2018 in “International Journal of Biological Sciences” This study demonstrates the use of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to successfully edit the EDAR gene in Cashmere goats, resulting in goats with distinct hair follicle characteristics.