Search

everythinglearnresearchcommunity

for

Search:↓

Using a combination of specific cell cycle regulators is better for safely keeping hair root cells alive indefinitely compared to cancer-related methods.

Ancient DNA blocks are still present in human genomes, possibly due to advantages they provide.

The document concludes that the human keratin gene cluster is complex, with a need for updated naming to reflect over 50 functional genes important for hair and skin biology.

The study identified and characterized new keratin genes linked to hair follicles and epithelial tissues.

Researchers mapped and categorized specific keratin-associated protein genes on human chromosome 21q22.1.

Two specific hair keratin genes are active during hair growth and decline as hair transitions to rest.

Scientists found out how a specific protein in human hair cuticles behaves and is structured.

Cancer rates are increasing in developed countries, with estrogen, aging, low vitamin D3, and HPV infection as common causes.

Cancer cells often have more copies of TERT and TERC genes, which helps them grow and could affect patient outcomes.

CD18-deficient mice developed psoriasis-like skin disease, useful for studying inflammatory skin disorders.

Human hair loss may have evolved to help increase brain size.

A position effect on the TRPS1 gene causes excessive hair growth in humans and mice.

Human hair protein extracts can protect skin cells from oxidative stress.

Humans lost body hair relatively recently in evolution.

Hair proteins have weak spots in their α-helical segments.

Human hair keratins can be turned into useful 3D biomedical scaffolds through a freeze-thaw process.

Mice without the vitamin D receptor have bone issues and other health problems, suggesting vitamin D is important for preventing various diseases in humans.

Epimorphin, a protein, plays a key role in the development of hair follicles in human fetuses, but it doesn't help in maintaining the stem cell population of the follicular skin layer.

Explosions don't stop hair proteins from being used to identify people.

Common variants in the Trichohyalin gene are linked to straight hair in Europeans.

Increasing mir-302 turns human hair cells into stem cells by changing gene regulation and demethylation.

Alopecia areata has a complex genetic basis that was not fully understood as of 2001.

The document concludes that understanding the genes and pathways involved in hair growth is crucial for developing treatments for hair diseases.

S100A3 protein is crucial for hair shaft formation in mice.

K_ATP channel gene mutations are linked to heart diseases, but more research is needed to understand the connection and treatment potential.

The S100A4 protein is more common in psoriatic skin and could be a target for treating psoriasis.

Adjusting the medication tacrolimus resolved a boy's red nail beds after a stem cell transplant.

WNT10A helps esophageal cancer cells spread and keep renewing themselves.

The Wnt signaling pathway is not a major factor in the development of keratoacanthoma, a type of skin tumor.

Histone demethylases play a key role in the development of many diseases and may be targets for treatment.