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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.
32 citations
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February 2008 in “Developmental dynamics” This study indicates that the Sp6 gene is crucial for the development of skin, teeth, limbs, and lungs in mice, possibly through regulating apoptosis.
75 citations
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October 1999 in “Differentiation” This study suggests that mouse keratin 6 isoforms, K6a and K6b, have overlapping but distinct expression profiles, differing notably in their expression in suprabasal cells and response to phorbol esters.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, the authors concluded that the TS-associated polyomavirus may disrupt Wnt/β-catenin signaling, likely contributing to abnormal hair follicle formation in trichodysplasia spinulosa.
March 2026 in “Communications Biology” This study identified nine compounds that activate Wnt signaling, with aminoacridine and proflavine especially promoting hair and nail regeneration in mouse models, highlighting new therapeutic candidates from existing FDA-approved and natural compounds.
140 citations
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November 2018 in “Pharmacology & Therapeutics” This review explores the potential of small molecules to activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in treating diseases and reports no new experimental findings.
January 2025 in “Cell Communication and Signaling” This study reviews the role of the zinc finger protein CXXC5 in cellular signaling and its implications for cancer, discussing how its dysregulation is linked to various physiological and pathological processes, as well as potential therapies targeting CXXC5.
11 citations
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December 2020 in “G3 Genes Genomes Genetics” This study confirmed that chi-miR-130b-3p regulates the proliferation of epithelial cells and dermal fibroblasts by targeting the WNT10A gene, which may help maintain hair follicle structure.
27 citations
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July 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that conditional knockout of N-WASP in keratinocytes of mice led to skin barrier defects, increased immune cell infiltration, and hyperproliferation of keratinocytes, indicating its crucial role in skin homeostasis.
158 citations
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November 1998 in “Cell” β-catenin affects hair growth and can lead to tumors, needing more research for better understanding.
April 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study suggests that GATA6 is a key regulator of the upper pilo-sebaceous unit homeostasis and differentiation in human skin.
January 2004 in “uO Research (University of Ottawa)” This study found that overexpression of Claudin 6 in mice led to incomplete epidermal formation and hair abnormalities, suggesting its crucial role in skin differentiation and hair follicle development.
January 2010 in “DukeSpace (Duke University)” This study suggests that both the Wnt and Notch signaling pathways are activated during hematopoietic stem cell regeneration after radiation or chemotherapy injury, with beta-catenin being critical for Wnt-mediated regeneration.
February 2023 in “PubMed” This review discusses the role of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in wound healing, but it presents no new clinical results.
11 citations
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February 2023 in “British Journal of Pharmacology” This study found that ISX9 may activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and holds potential as a therapeutic agent for treating alopecia.
75 citations
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April 2000 in “Developmental Dynamics” This study suggests that the structural integrity and physical proximity of Whn's DNA binding and activation domains are crucial for hair keratin gene activation and may explain the nude phenotype.
62 citations
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December 2007 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” This article reviews the role of Kremen proteins as regulators in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, highlighting their significance in development and cancer, but reports no new clinical results.
8 citations
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November 2013 in “PLOS ONE” In this study, researchers found that a subset of mammary cells with active Wnt signaling in mice does not develop tumors upon ErbB2 activation and instead undergoes apoptosis, potentially protecting against carcinogenesis.
August 2026 in “Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity” This review explores the complex, context-specific roles of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in six diabetic complications and suggests that targeted modulation could improve both pathological and functional outcomes.
19 citations
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May 2018 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study found that miR-339-5p negatively regulates loureirin A-induced differentiation of hair follicle stem cells, potentially impacting skin repair and regeneration by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
36 citations
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January 2017 in “Stem Cells International” This study found that Wnt7a-containing conditioned medium from UC-MSCs can accelerate wound healing and promote hair follicle regeneration by enhancing specific cellular functions in the wound microenvironment.
7 citations
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May 2025 in “Journal of Biomedical Science” This study found that KRT6A expression increases after epidermal barrier disruption, worsening skin inflammation in disease conditions, and suggests that targeting KRT6A could offer a new treatment approach for inflammatory skin diseases linked to epidermal dysfunction.
11 citations
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October 2017 in “Oncotarget” This study found that Wnt5a regulates hair follicle differentiation in mice by mediating epithelial-mesenchymal interactions and influencing dermal papilla cell activities.
This review examines the development of research on the role of the Wnt signaling pathway in the epidermal repair process and reports no new experimental findings.
38 citations
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December 2020 in “Cancers” This review discusses current clinical trials targeting Wnt signaling in gastrointestinal cancers and reports no new results; the authors highlight challenges and consider alternative strategies for cancer treatment.
16 citations
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December 2020 in “PloS one” In this study, WNT10A was identified as a key gene in the development and maturation of skin hair follicles in fetal Inner Mongolian cashmere goats.
55 citations
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November 2010 in “Development” This study observed that in frizzled 6 null mice, initially uncorrelated hair follicle orientations develop into highly ordered patterns over time, suggesting possible mechanisms for biological structure patterning.
6 citations
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November 2023 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that biglycan, a protein secreted by dermal papilla cells, plays a critical role in hair follicle cycle regulation and regeneration in mice by activating the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway, suggesting its potential as a treatment target for hair loss.
October 2019 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” In this study, NB-UVB therapy significantly increased Wnt1 and β-catenin expression in hair follicles, which may play a role in vitiligo perifollicular repigmentation.
September 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that zebrafish and stickleback fish use similar genetic programs for tooth regeneration, despite differences in their dental structures.