July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” PH-762 shows promise in treating skin cancer by effectively targeting and silencing PD-1 in tumors with minimal side effects.
28 citations
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August 1992 in “Differentiation” This study identified a new 65 kD and 48 kD keratin pair expressed in specific mouse epithelial sites, suggesting a unique evolutionary branch of hair-related keratins.
June 1996 in “Journal of Dermatological Science”
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that p21 is much more highly expressed in normal melanocytes compared to melanoma cells, suggesting a potential target for preventing melanoma progression through cell cycle repair processes.
16 citations
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May 2000 in “Endocrinology” This study identified a new gene, mrp4, in mice, which suggests it may have a unique role in the growth and development of hair follicles in the ears and tails.
15 citations
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November 2022 in “Cell Death and Disease” In this study, the researchers identified CEP135 as a biomarker linked to poor sarcoma survival and suggested PLK1 as a potential therapeutic target for sarcoma patients with high CEP135 expression.
5 citations
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July 2022 in “Orphanet journal of rare diseases” This study found that RSPO1 mutations in patients with a 46XX disorder of sexual development contribute to impaired skin integrity and increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma in areas subject to friction.
4 citations
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May 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study reported that ELL is crucial for maintaining the proliferative capacity of the basal layer in human epidermal keratinocytes by stabilizing RNA polymerase II at the transcription start site.
96 citations
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October 2000 in “The FASEB Journal” In this study, researchers found that p75 neurotrophin receptor signaling affects apoptosis during hair follicle regression in mice, and altering its activity might help manage disorders involving early catagen entry.
8 citations
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March 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that weakened anchorage of hair shafts, associated with the abnormal expression of 14-3-3σ, may contribute to alopecia in Er/+ mice.
January 2009 in “OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)” This study found that p63 and p73 regulate the vitamin D receptor (VDR), with p63 influencing cancer cell behaviors and p73 playing a role in vitamin D-mediated differentiation.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study identified intramembrane proteolysis as a key feature of Astrotactin2 maturation, providing insights into its role in planar cell polarity hair patterning.
57 citations
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January 1987 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study identified and sequenced several keratin cDNA clones showing distinct expression patterns in mouse epithelia, with in situ hybridization highlighting differences in keratin distribution between normal and hyperproliferative tissues.
3 citations
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February 2018 in “Experimental and Molecular Medicine/Experimental and molecular medicine” This study suggests that hair loss disorders like Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis may result from mutations that disrupt post-transcriptional regulation of HR protein expression by PCPB2 interacting with Hr mRNA.
30 citations
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December 2011 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” This study found that serine 44 in the N-terminal head domain of keratin 17 is phosphorylated in response to various stimuli affecting skin keratinocyte growth, linking K17 up-regulation with growth and stress responses in skin epithelium.
11 citations
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November 2019 in “The FASEB Journal” In this study, a missense mutation in the MAP2 gene was found to be associated with reduced hair follicle density, leading to the hairless phenotype in pigs.
March 2026 in “Adipocyte” This study identified transcription elongation as a crucial regulatory factor in adipocyte cell fate, showing that the elongation factors Spt4 and Spt6 are essential for proper adipogenic differentiation by aiding RNA polymerase II progression through key adipogenic genes.
January 2008 in “Memorial University Research Repository (Memorial University)” This study found that the NHD domain, but not the PHD domain, of hPygo2 is crucial for Wnt-independent growth of ovarian cancer cells, and identified a key interaction with Treacle protein involved in ribosomal biogenesis.
13 citations
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September 2012 in “Cell & tissue research/Cell and tissue research” In this study, researchers found that the pCLCA2 protein is expressed in specific areas of pig skin, but its role in skin structure or function remains unclear.
3 citations
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July 2015 in “Biotechnic & histochemistry” This study suggests that Bim and Puma proteins play a role in hair follicle development and maintenance, although they only partially overlap with apoptosis during normal hair cycle stages.
54 citations
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February 2002 in “Carcinogenesis” This study suggests that activation of polyamine catabolism in K6-SSAT transgenic mice may significantly increase skin tumor development and progression to carcinomas following chemical induction.
9 citations
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May 2022 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study found that basal cell carcinoma exhibits altered expression patterns of CD10, p63, BCL-2, and EMA proteins compared to normal skin, with notable differences in staining and reactivity.
17 citations
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August 2014 in “The Anatomical Record” The researchers reported that scaffoldin, a protein identified in chicken embryos, likely plays a role in forming periderm granules and contributes to the soft cornification of embryonic epidermis.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This case study reports that a 26-year-old woman with epidermolysis bullosa prurogompsa also presented with unique findings of co-existing muscular dystrophy and immune-based myasthenia gravis, with significant improvement following steroid treatment.
July 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that the E6 gene, but not E7, was responsible for HPV8-induced expansion of keratinocyte stem cells in hair follicle junctional zones in mice.
January 2002 in “Proceedings of The Japanese Society of Animal Models for Human Diseases” In this study, researchers observed distinct morphological differences in hair follicles of mutant mouse genotypes, influenced by the expression levels of keratin2-6g, which is essential for proper hair follicle development.
January 2026 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study suggests that ELF5 plays a crucial role as a regulator and maintainer of stem/progenitor cell functions, impacting normal skin development and homeostasis.
48 citations
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April 2008 in “Human Molecular Genetics” This study found that although progerin expression in mouse skin causes significant nuclear shape changes in keratinocytes, it does not result in alopecia or common skin abnormalities seen in human Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome.
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June 2022 in “Experimental dermatology” This study found that SHJH hr mice, with a Hairless gene mutation, exhibit accelerated skin aging potentially due to poor antioxidative protection, highlighting the Hr gene's role in skin aging.
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December 1970 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure”