1 citations
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November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that ALRN-6924, a clinical-stage dual inhibitor, can selectively protect human scalp hair follicles from paclitaxel-induced toxicity and damage by inducing transient cell cycle arrest in healthy cells without affecting cancer cells, potentially reducing chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
183 citations
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July 2000 in “American Journal of Botany” In this study, wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana demonstrated increased phosphorus acquisition and growth compared to root hair mutants under low-phosphorus conditions.
13 citations
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December 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrated that the tracheal xenotransplant procedure is an effective technique for assessing the invasiveness of epidermal keratinocytes and studying factors affecting hair follicle formation.
8 citations
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September 2013 in “Molecular carcinogenesis” This study found that rapamycin effectively inhibits TPA-induced keratinocyte proliferation and skin tumor promotion by targeting mTORC1 signaling in both wild-type and transgenic mice.
November 2023 in “Journal of animal science/Journal of animal science ... and ASAS reference compendium” This study investigated differences in gene expression in the mammary glands of SLICK and wild-type Holstein cattle, finding limited differences overall but identifying enriched pathways related to arachidonic acid metabolism and oxytocin production, which merit further exploration.
40 citations
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September 2004 in “Biomacromolecules” In this study, molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the Glu413Lys mutation in human hair keratin significantly affects the stability of coiled coil structures, whereas Glu413Asp showed no impact on stability.
5 citations
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August 2019 in “iScience” In this study, Trf1 genetic deletion in mice, including those with cancer-prone mutations, was shown to not affect overall viability and cause only mild effects, while being necessary for tumor formation, suggesting a potential therapeutic window for Trf1 as an anti-cancer target.
1 citations
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April 2023 in “Animals” This study utilized EDAR gene-targeted cashmere goats to identify 732 differentially expressed genes and 140 proteins associated with abnormal hair growth, providing insights into the regulatory mechanisms of cashmere follicle development.
91 citations
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December 2006 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” In this study, researchers found that hair follicle orientation in Fz6 −/− mice is disrupted and that hair may reorient itself over time through a self-organized process.
13 citations
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February 2019 in “Zoology” Lustre mutant sheep have normal hair structure and proteins but differ in felting properties.
16 citations
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January 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that IL-6 knockout mice exhibited increased wound-induced hair neogenesis compared to wild-type mice, likely due to enhanced STAT3 activation facilitated by compensatory cytokine activity.
30 citations
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July 2021 in “Annals of Botany” This study observed that maize plants enhance phosphorus acquisition by promoting both root hair growth and lateral root development in response to localized nutrient patches, highlighting a complementary root trait trade-off.
6 citations
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August 2007 in “Journal of Surgical Research” In this study, constitutive expression of Del1 in mice did not affect wound healing but was associated with increased hair growth following anagen induction.
116 citations
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May 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study discovered that the circadian clock influences hair follicle regeneration, making hair grow faster in the morning and causing more radiation-induced hair loss in the morning compared to the evening.
July 2026 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” This study observed that beef cattle with certain prolactin receptor gene mutations, known as slick mutations, demonstrated improved post-weaning growth and temperature regulation in a hot, humid climate compared to other genotypes, suggesting genotype influences growth efficiency and heat tolerance.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the transcription factor Lef1 is crucial for normal skin and hair development and wound healing, highlighting its role in regulating essential genes and pathways in papillary fibroblasts.
May 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Activating Wnt in skin cells controls the number of hair follicles by directing cell movement and fate.
5 citations
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October 2020 in “Agronomy” This study provides evidence that root hairs significantly enhance phosphorus uptake in barley when phosphorus availability is limited in the root zone.
6 citations
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May 2012 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This study reports a novel missense mutation in the HR gene in a 68-year-old Hungarian woman with alopecia universalis and limb deformities, suggesting a need for further research on its role in these conditions.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study suggests that structural changes in the TRPV3 channel are linked to severe skin conditions like Olmsted syndrome, with differences observed between heat-activated and resting states.
81 citations
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January 2006 in “Journal of cellular physiology” This study found that the absence of the vitamin D receptor disrupts hair follicle structure during the first catagen in mice, linked to increased expression of the hairless gene.
8 citations
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April 2017 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” The study found that aging in hair follicle stem cells leads to hair follicle miniaturization and eventual hair loss in both wild-type mice and humans by proteolyzing type XVII collagen.
February 2020 in “Definitions” This abstract reviews the role of the human KRT 16 wild-type allele in skin and hair development and its association with certain genetic skin disorders, without presenting new findings.
February 2020 in “Definitions” This article discusses the human KRT72 wild-type allele's role in hair formation and reports no new research findings.
August 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that root hairs of wild-type Arabidopsis grow faster and longer under low potassium stress, with changes in actin filament dynamics and specific regulation by the actin bundling proteins VLN1 and VLN4.
1 citations
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June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that in wild-type Arabidopsis plants, root hair growth is suppressed with increased nutrient availability, with RHD6 subfamily genes down-regulated and GTL1 and DF1 genes influencing root hair morphology under these conditions.
189 citations
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July 2000 in “American Journal of Botany” In this study, wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana with responsive root hairs efficiently acquired phosphorus under low-phosphorus conditions compared to mutants, suggesting an adaptive advantage in nutrient-limited environments.
16 citations
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December 2019 in “Animals” In this study, cashmere goats engineered to overexpress the Tβ4 gene in hair follicles produced more cashmere, indicating that Tβ4 promotes secondary hair follicle development and enhances yield.
10 citations
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October 2000 in “PubMed” This study found that transgenic mice expressing HPV E6/E7 in the outer root sheath experience continuous hair follicle cycling due to delayed catagen entrance and insensitivity to telogen resting signals.
14 citations
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April 2008 in “PROTEOMICS” This study suggests that the down-regulation of 14-3-3 proteins in wild-type keratinocytes, absent in Smad4 mutant keratinocytes, might contribute to the failure of hair follicles to initiate catagen in Smad4 knockout mice.