318 citations
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October 1998 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” This study found that ectopic expression of the lymphoid-enhancer factor can induce K17 protein in the skin, suggesting a link between skin development and wound repair processes in mice.
8 citations
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November 2020 in “Nature Communications” This study demonstrates that Tp63-expressing epithelial stem cells from non-skin tissues can respond to skin morphogenetic signals and contribute to the formation of hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and epidermis.
28 citations
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February 2006 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Wnt-10b helps skin cells and hair grow.
7 citations
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May 2022 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review discusses the molecular mechanisms driving hair follicle degeneration in skin aging and emphasizes the role of the tissue microenvironment on stem cell function, but reports no new research findings.
11 citations
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September 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study identified a distinct CD49fhigh mesenchymal stem cell subpopulation in the dermis that supports hair follicle development and maintenance via Notch signaling activation.
1 citations
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June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that β-catenin stabilization in specific mammary epithelial lineages leads to cellular changes and the formation of hyperplastic lesions, revealing its role in initiating mammary neoplastic development.
3 citations
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February 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that exposing adult esophageal epithelial cells to skin stroma can induce them to transition toward a hair follicle identity, with HIF1a playing a crucial role in this conversion process.
34 citations
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June 2008 in “In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal” This study established a new cell line from human hair follicle stem cells that maintains stem cell properties and differentiation capabilities, providing a useful in vitro model for stem cell research.
8 citations
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October 2022 in “Biomedical Materials” This study found that incorporating hair follicle-primed spheroids into skin constructs showed potential for developing hair-bearing skin mimetics with follicle-forming abilities in vitro.
43 citations
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February 2008 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” This study revealed that during fetal development, MITF and Mart-1 expressing melanocytes progress from the dermis to the epidermis and hair follicles, with MITF possibly marking follicular stem cells.
218 citations
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April 2008 in “Genes & Development” This research discusses how epithelial stem cells in the skin maintain normal homeostasis, contribute to wound repair, and highlights the importance of these processes, as defects can lead to skin diseases including cancers, but provides no new experimental results.
January 2012 in “Springer eBooks” This review highlights the therapeutic potential of various skin stem cell populations for tissue repair and regenerative medicine, but presents no new clinical findings.
3 citations
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January 2023 in “Science advances” This study found that ablation of Tet2/Tet3 genes in skin epithelial cells altered hair shape and length, leading to hair loss, by affecting chromatin accessibility and gene expression related to hair follicle regulation.
10 citations
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August 2023 in “Developmental cell” In this study, researchers used advanced techniques to map the early embryonic development of mouse skin, identifying diverse cell populations and uncovering complex interactions essential for skin structure, signaling, and function.
4 citations
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Aging causes hair loss and graying due to stem cell decline and changes in cell behavior and communication.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study provided a dynamic 4D atlas showing the development process of mouse hair follicles through a telescope-like model, revealing new insights into the origin of hair follicle stem cells.
May 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Activating Wnt in skin cells controls the number of hair follicles by directing cell movement and fate.
7 citations
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November 2020 in “Experimental Dermatology” This article reviews skin regeneration and fibrosis, identifying key cellular and molecular players, and emphasizing the potential to manipulate the postwound environment to promote regeneration over fibrosis.
1 citations
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May 2004 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This article from the 4th Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies provides no abstract or new findings.
99 citations
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January 2014 in “Nature communications” In this study, researchers developed a method to differentiate human iPSCs into cells that can generate all lineages of hair follicles, potentially aiding treatments for hair loss and skin disorders.
116 citations
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August 2010 in “Nature” Scientists turned rat thymus cells into stem cells that can help repair skin and hair.
This study found that inhibiting AP-1 transcription factors in mice causes squamous tumors to transform into sebaceous tumors and regulates tumor cell lineage.
4 citations
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May 2014 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” This review discusses environmental reprogramming and the plasticity of epithelial cells, emphasizing their potential for new cell therapy approaches; it reports no new experimental results.
November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle stem cells help maintain skin health after injury.
1 citations
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May 2022 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This study found that in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome, iPSCs committed to the keratinocyte lineage faster than normal cells, with LEF1 expression reduced and a partial rescue of the phenotype achieved through adenine base editing.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Communications biology” In this study, researchers found that deleting Med1, a key epigenetic regulator in dental epithelia, led to hair growth on mouse incisors by altering enhancer landscapes and causing a switch from dental to hair lineage transcription programs.
November 2013 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses the evolving understanding of epithelial stem cells, noting how new models challenge old assumptions and suggesting multiple stem cell populations contribute differently to skin and hair follicle regeneration.
156 citations
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October 2012 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” This study found that hair follicle stem cells initially contribute to wound re-epithelialization, but long-lasting epidermal cells are primarily derived from a stem cell population in the isthmus portion of hair follicles.
143 citations
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September 2008 in “Experimental gerontology” This review discusses the diverse roles and characteristics of epidermal and dermal stem cells in skin regeneration and aging, highlighting their potential applications in regenerative medicine and reports no new clinical results.
36 citations
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July 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” This narrative piece considers how epigenetic factors may influence the processes of skin wound healing, including hair follicle formation, but it presents no new experimental results.