January 2010 in “Life Science Alliance” This study found that in Vdr-knockout mice, hair follicles fail to complete the catagen stage, leading to persistent epithelial strands and subsequent hair loss.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified that bacterially-induced metabolic changes in keratinocytes enhance skin and hair follicle regeneration, suggesting that modifying skin microbiome interactions may improve wound healing.
141 citations
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August 2017 in “Developmental Dynamics” This review discusses the cellular and molecular changes involved in cutaneous wound re-epithelialization and EMT, highlighting their similarities and differences, but reports no new clinical results.
112 citations
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May 2020 in “Nature Communications” This study found that cardiac fibroblasts significantly enhance the maturation of neonatal mouse and human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, suggesting a pivotal role in postnatal heart development and disease.
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July 2023 in “Frontiers in Aging” This research detailed a single-cell atlas showing dynamic hair follicle stem cell states associated with the hair cycle during aging in mice, highlighting differences in chromatin landscape linked to stem cell differentiation and quiescence, and providing a foundation for future exploration of aging reversal.
37 citations
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January 2022 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This study found that dermal sheath stem cell characteristics are lost with aging in humans, affecting skin rejuvenation and structure, and identified specific proteins like Activin A influencing keratinocyte and fibroblast activity.
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October 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that targeting HSP70 can suppress basal cell carcinoma growth, underscoring the importance of tumor microenvironment interactions in cancer progression.
February 2026 in “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology” In this single-cell transcriptomic study, researchers analyzed AA scalp samples and found distinct immune and nonimmune cell activation patterns, with elevated TH1/TH2 and JAK/STAT markers potentially contributing to hair follicle immune privilege disruption and disease severity.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study revealed distinct cellular and transcriptomic differences among various subtypes of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, particularly highlighting characteristics unique to folliculotropic mycosis fungoides.
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February 2021 in “Developmental Cell” This study reports that aging in human skin involves early photo- and inflammation-related cellular changes, and suggests restoring KLF6 and HES1 expression might reverse some of these age-associated changes.
July 2025 in “PNAS Nexus” This study integrated single-cell RNA-seq data from four previous studies to create a comprehensive human corneal cell state meta-atlas, revealing novel marker genes, rare cell states, and distinct transcription factors, and offering a tool to enhance future cornea research.
106 citations
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November 2014 in “Cell Stem Cell” This review discusses advanced techniques for investigating stem cell fate at the single-cell level, including lineage tracing, time-lapse imaging, and molecular profiling, but reports no new research results.
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March 2022 in “Genome biology” This study introduces scINSIGHT, a method that showed improved performance over existing approaches in identifying gene expression patterns and cellular processes in heterogeneous scRNA-seq datasets from different biological conditions.
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August 2024 in “Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology” This paper reviews the advancements and applications of single-cell transcriptomics in animal research, highlighting its potential to enhance understanding of animal nutrition, health, genetics, and disease models.
52 citations
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February 2021 in “Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics” This review explains methods for studying chromatin variation at the single-cell level using scATAC-seq and discusses integrating these measures with other omics platforms but reports no new results.
March 2026 in “Journal of Clinical Oncology” In this study, pre-treatment with 5-α-reductase inhibitors (finasteride/dutasteride) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma was associated with better immune checkpoint inhibitor effectiveness and improved progression-free and overall survival, without increasing severe side effects.
November 2025 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this study, single-cell RNA sequencing of hair follicle populations from hidradenitis suppurativa patients identified three endotypes, suggesting distinct epithelial-immune interactions that may guide stratified therapeutic approaches.
January 2026 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers identified 19 genetic risk loci and highlighted 16 candidate causal genes, including immune-related ones, associated with polycystic ovary syndrome, emphasizing the role of specific immune cells like T cells and NK cells in its pathogenesis.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified ectomesenchyme as a major source of epidermal stem cells in mouse skin, with ectomesenchymal keratinocytes occupying a significant portion of the epidermal stem cell-enriched population.
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July 2025 in “Genetics Selection Evolution” In this study, using scRNA-seq, researchers detailed the gene expression and cell differentiation processes in goat fetal horn buds, identifying crucial roles for dermal and epithelial cells in horn initiation and highlighting potential genetic factors involved in horn morphogenesis.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human epidermal stem cells divide faster than previously thought.
This study found that a single 8Gy dose of superficial 50kV X-ray radiation minimizes keloid recurrence after excision, and identified genomic pathways and potential molecular targets for improved keloid therapy.
116 citations
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September 2020 in “Nature Communications” This study reports previously unrecognized cellular complexity in growing mouse incisors, suggesting species-specific differences in cell dynamics between mouse and human teeth related to growth and differentiation.
1 citations
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August 2023 in “The Journal of Pathology” In this source, recent single-cell RNA-sequencing advances reveal significant transcriptional heterogeneity among skin fibroblasts, and the discussion focuses on the distinct subtypes' roles in skin homeostasis, repair, and their evolution in fibrotic diseases like keloid scars and cancer.
214 citations
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April 2017 in “Cell” This study found that micro-niches within hair follicles create heterogeneity among stem cells and transit-amplifying cells, leading to specialized progenitors that control tissue morphogenesis and regeneration.
2 citations
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January 2024 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study developed a multiscale spatial atlas of healthy skin and basal cell carcinoma, revealing a hair follicle origin for BCC and the expansion of specific cell populations such as POSTN+ fibroblasts and RGS5+ pericytes, suggesting roles in skin cancer stroma expansion and vascular remodeling.
January 2016 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This dissertation reports that horizontal basal cells in the olfactory epithelium undergo symmetric divisions balanced by population asymmetry, which supports their renewal and differentiation during tissue homeostasis and regeneration.
July 2026 in “The Journal of Immunology” This study observed that in both mouse and human models of alopecia areata, T cells exhibit a stress response involving heat shock proteins and other regulatory markers, suggesting their potential as targets for therapeutic intervention in this autoimmune skin disease.
4 citations
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August 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study developed the iCOUNT tool, which provides insights into stem cell behavior by tracking cell division events and molecular consequences in human and mouse neural stem/progenitor cells.
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July 2023 in “Chinese Medicine” This study found that Shi-Bi-Man significantly promotes hair regeneration in cynomolgus monkeys by increasing hair follicle stem cells and up-regulating metabolic pathways.