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In this study, targeted inactivation of the integrin-linked kinase gene in melanoblasts led to defects in cell migration, proliferation, and ability to populate the skin, implicating an integrin-linked kinase-Rac1 connection in melanocyte function.

This review discusses recent findings on fibrotic lipodystrophy, highlighting the critical roles of lipid-filled cells in tissue function and their loss during fibrogenesis, with implications for fibrosis in tissues like skin, lung, and liver.

This study found that in stretch-mediated tissue expansion, fibroblasts adopt an embryonic-like, low-collagen state that enhances epidermal stem cell renewal, supporting coordinated skin expansion crucial for reconstructive surgeries.

In this review, retinoids are highlighted as promising agents for promoting scarless skin regeneration by coordinating cellular and molecular processes that suppress fibrosis, enhance re-epithelialization, promote angiogenesis, and enable hair follicle formation, potentially advancing functional skin repair.

This study developed an in vitro 3D organoid model using dermal papilla spheroids and found that it enhances growth factor expression and extracellular matrix production, which could aid drug screening for hair regeneration.

This study developed an in vitro artificial hair germ model using dermal papilla cells and skin keratinocytes to explore early stages of hair follicle regeneration.

This study found that deleting podoplanin in mouse keratinocytes promoted hair follicle growth during regeneration, suggesting it may regulate hair cycling pathways that could aid in treating hair loss conditions.

This study found that large excisional wounds in mice can regenerate new hair follicles and fat, whereas similar wounds in rats across seven strains failed to do so, highlighting interspecies differences in regenerative capacity.

This study found that human dermal papilla cells are surrounded by a basement membrane-like extracellular matrix, which maintains their aggregated structure without strong cell‒cell contacts.

This essay discusses the establishment, maintenance, and role of skin stem cells in tissue homeostasis, wound repair, and their relation to skin cancer, without reporting new experimental findings.

The study suggests that integrin β1 is crucial for maintaining liver microstructure and its absence may promote fibrosis by disrupting hepatocyte-extracellular matrix interactions and increasing TGF-β secretion.

In this study, the disruption of Gh/tissue transglutaminase in mice did not affect viability but reduced thymocyte viability and fibroblast adhesion, suggesting its role in cell stabilization and extracellular matrix interactions.

This study identified collagen XXII as a novel extracellular matrix protein specifically present at tissue junctions, where it functions as a cell adhesion ligand for skin epithelial cells and fibroblasts.

This review explores how recombinant protein hydrogels, employing molecular engineering and crosslinking strategies, offer advanced applications in regenerative medicine by mimicking extracellular matrix dynamics and providing enhanced mechanical, environmental, and biological properties.

This review explores the potential of nanofiber scaffolds as an advanced intervention in peripheral nerve regeneration, detailing their fabrication, cellular interactions, controlled bioactive agent release, clinical translation prospects, emerging trends, and biocompatibility considerations for treating peripheral nerve injuries.

This study found that secretory proteins in DFCM play crucial roles in regulating nerve restoration by forming significant protein interaction networks during the wound repair process.

This study found that nuclear androgen receptor expression was enhanced by dihydrotestosterone in rat gubernacular mesenchyme, but this did not affect muscle morphology or matrix composition during fetal development.

This study found that crosstalk between fibroblasts and endothelial cells significantly contributes to hypertrophic scar formation by enhancing fibroblast activity through cytokine secretion, with pathway analyses suggesting molecular targets for potential therapeutic interventions.

This review examines the role of epidermal stem cells in wound healing, discussing their characteristics and mechanisms, but does not report new clinical results.

This research highlights the potential of using bioactive silk-based nanofiber dressings to improve the healing of diabetic wounds, suggesting that further studies are needed to refine these formulations and confirm their effectiveness in larger clinical trials.

This review highlights that biomaterial properties can be designed to modulate macrophage activity, potentially reducing foreign body responses and enhancing tissue healing in regenerative medicine.

This review highlights the regenerative abilities of *Xenopus laevis*, focusing on how tadpoles regrow complex tail structures and the cellular and molecular mechanisms behind this. It underscores *X. laevis* as a valuable model for understanding regeneration, with insights potentially advancing regenerative medicine.

This review highlights the potential of amphiregulin as a therapeutic target, noting its role in both fibrotic and malignant diseases, and discusses promising early findings but reports no new clinical results.

This study identified three hub genes—BMP4, POSTN, and WNT5A—that are closely associated with keloid fibroblast hyperplasia, suggesting they may serve as potential biomarkers for inhibiting this condition. Further research is necessary to fully understand their roles in keloid development.

This study found that Musashi-2 regulates mRNA targets to restrict epithelial cell migration, revealing a key function of Msi2 beyond its known role in promoting cell growth.

This review explores the role and formation of stem cell niches and how they regulate stem cell self-renewal and proliferation, but it reports no new experimental results.

This study found that the human placenta extracellular matrix hydrogel restored the hair-inductive capacity of high-passaged dermal papilla cells, enabling them to regenerate new hair follicles when co-grafted with mouse epidermal cells.

This study found that low oxygen conditions and ECM degradation products increased the proliferation and migration of perivascular stem cells without altering their phenotype, suggesting potential roles in tissue repair.

In this study, fibronectin coating on a low-adhesive substratum increased cell aggregation, growth, and motility, enhancing the formation of hair follicle dermal papilla spheroids.

In this study using a mouse model, ECM/SVF-CM, derived from adipose-derived stem cells, was observed to stimulate hair growth more effectively than SVF-CM by promoting cell proliferation, neovascularization, and anagen induction, which may support its potential as an improved treatment for hair loss.