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January 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that CRISPR/Cas9 efficiently edited two cellulose synthase-like genes in spinach, significantly altering root hair growth patterns and suggesting potential for large-scale genome editing in this crop.
June 2026 in “Journal of Experimental Botany” In this review, the researchers discussed the role of cell wall components and proteins in root hair growth, emphasizing the complex interplay of subcellular factors, and identified open questions and future research directions in root hair mechanobiology.
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April 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identified the NAC transcription factor RD26 as a critical regulator of drought-induced root hair growth restriction in Arabidopsis thaliana, with a similar mechanism observed in tomatoes, indicating evolutionary conservation.
March 2008 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study found that a positive feedback loop involving RHD2, reactive oxygen species, and calcium ions helps maintain root hair growth sites and influences cell shape in Arabidopsis thaliana.
7 citations
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March 2005 in “Journal of dermatological science” This study found that apoptosis, along with proliferation, plays a crucial role in shaping and extending human hair follicles by coordinating the formation and differentiation of the hair canal.
188 citations
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May 2009 in “Plant physiology” This study identified 19 specific genes involved in root hair growth and morphogenesis in Arabidopsis, using a combination of computational and experimental methods.
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January 2021 in “International Journal of Medical Sciences” This study found that Sox10 may play a role in early hair follicle development and cycling, as it is expressed in specific regions of the hair follicle during different phases of the hair cycle in mice.
146 citations
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May 2002 in “The American journal of pathology” This study found that cathepsin L deficiency in mice led to significant abnormalities in hair follicle development and cycling, including disrupted hair shaft outgrowth and premature hair growth phase entry.
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January 2001 in “Cell” This study demonstrated that multipotent stem cells in adult mice whisker follicles migrate to produce whisker growth, and that this process requires precise control of stem cell trafficking.
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July 2005 in “Experimental dermatology” This study found that the fuzzy mutation in mice is linked to both structural hair defects and accelerated hair follicle cycling, influencing the regulation of hair cycle phases such as catagen and anagen.
314 citations
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April 2010 in “Developmental Cell” This study found that in mice, inactivating beta-catenin in the dermal papilla reduces hair follicle progenitor proliferation and disrupts the hair cycle.
January 2001 in “Biomedical Research” This study observed that PAD type III and trichohyalin are expressed earlier than their deiminated form during the first and second hair cycles in rat hair follicles, indicating a potential additional factor is involved in triggering deimination.
38 citations
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December 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Keratin patterns in hair follicles help understand hair growth and potential hair and nail disorders.
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June 2022 in “Scientific Reports” Using a transgenic pig model, this study demonstrated that LGR5 is a marker of hair follicle stem cells across different species, with important similarities and differences in gene expression and developmental processes.
23 citations
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September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this mouse study, NF-κB was shown to play a role in hair follicle cycling and morphogenesis, with specific activity patterns differing by hair type and involving noncanonical signaling for zigzag hair bending.
June 2023 in “Biochimica and biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids” In this study, researchers found that knockdown of ABCA5 in primary human hair follicle keratinocytes disrupted cholesterol homeostasis and transportation, suggesting its potential role in hair growth disorders by affecting intracellular cholesterol compartmentalization and LXR-mediated transcriptional activity.
165 citations
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September 2001 in “Genes & development” This study found that Cutl1 mutant mice experienced retarded lung differentiation and abnormal hair follicle morphogenesis, indicating the vital role of CDP in lung development and hair follicle cell-lineage specification.
87 citations
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February 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Stem cells in developing hair follicles move to specific areas as they mature.
25 citations
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July 2008 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study observed dynamic changes in CD10 and CD34 expression in fetal and adult human hair follicles during embryogenesis and hair cycling.
9 citations
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January 2008 in “Acta histochemica et cytochemica” This study found that COX-2 expression in normal rat skin is linked to the hair cycle, with varying levels observed in different skin structures during anagen, catagen, and telogen phases.
January 2002 in “Basic medical sciences and clinics” This review explores hypotheses about hair follicle stem cell function in morphogenesis and cycling, highlights the importance of dermal papilla cells and signaling pathways, and provides no new clinical findings.
22 citations
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December 2013 in “Molecular biology of the cell” This study found that ILK deficiency disrupts hair follicle development by impairing cell polarity and laminin-511 assembly, but these defects can be partially reversed with exogenous laminin-511.
132 citations
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August 2008 in “Development” This research found that Dlx3 plays a central role in hair formation and regeneration, with its absence leading to alopecia through disrupted differentiation and signaling pathways.
29 citations
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October 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This research found that activating a KrasG12D mutation in mice led to skin thickening, papillomas, and hair growth issues, suggesting that even rare KRAS mutations can mimic human RAS/MAPK syndrome symptoms.
27 citations
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May 2011 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TCHHL1 is a protein important for hair growth, found in hair follicles.
20 citations
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September 2004 in “Journal of Anatomy” This study suggests that the structure and function of the inner root sheath in mammalian hair may have evolved from simpler forms seen in monotremes, aiding in hair exit without damaging the epidermis.
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January 2019 in “Animals” This study suggests that PDGFA and BMP2 play a role in the hair follicle cycle in cashmere goats, with PDGFA particularly involved in activating the growth phase.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that hair follicle matrix progenitors differentiate into various layers asynchronously, with early progenitors forming the companion layer and later progenitors generating the inner root sheath and hair shaft.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified that in mice, sweat gland development is directed by mesenchymal signals that suppress SHH-production, while in humans, this occurs through a BMP spike in embryonic development.
January 2024 in “Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin” In this study, Panax ginseng extract and its ginsenosides were found to stimulate the proliferation of hair-related cells and promote the transition from the telogen to the anagen phase, enhancing hair-shaft growth by suppressing BMP4 expression in human dermal papilla cells.