January 2013 in “edoc (University of Basel)” This study found that TRF1 plays a crucial role in maintaining pluripotency and stem cell compartments, but it is not a suitable in vivo telomere length marker.
4 citations
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October 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this study, Thy-1 was observed to play a critical role in wound healing in mice, particularly influencing vascular dynamics and blood perfusion during the healing process.
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.
22 citations
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July 2015 in “PloS one” This study found that Foxp1, a transcriptional factor, plays a key role in regulating hair follicle stem cell proliferation by modulating oxidative stress and the cell cycle during hair growth phases.
3 citations
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August 2012 in “Nature Cell Biology” This study found that the Wnt-β-catenin pathway directly promotes TERT expression in both stem and cancer cells, highlighting a mechanistic link between tumorigenesis and pluripotency.
96 citations
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June 2017 in “Nature Communications” This study identified WNT10A as crucial for adult epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation, suggesting β-catenin pathway activation may help address regenerative defects in WNT10A mutation patients.
46 citations
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November 2007 in “Gene Expression Patterns” This study observed that Trps1 gene expression in mice is precisely regulated in skin development, particularly during hair follicle morphogenesis, with distinct localization patterns in different cell types.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that TLR3-mediated damage sensing can stimulate prostaglandin and Wnt pathways, potentially coordinating hair follicle regeneration in mice with large skin wounds.
3 citations
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October 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study developed a novel monoclonal antibody, TYHF-1, which specifically reacts with hair keratins but not with epidermal keratins or various other tissue cells.
April 2016 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” This study found that Wnt10b induces hair follicle regeneration in mice, likely by activating the canonical Wnt signaling pathway in stem cells and their daughter cells.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that BRG1 is crucial for keratinocyte migration during skin wound healing, as its suppression impairs wound closure by inhibiting migration without affecting cell proliferation or apoptosis.
333 citations
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March 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” In this study, researchers established that increased expression of the human GLI-1 gene in mouse skin leads to the development of tumors that closely resemble human basal cell carcinomas, without requiring additional mutations in the p53 or Ha ras genes.
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.
4 citations
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February 2024 in “Poultry Science” This study found that the miR-140-y-TCF4 axis regulates the proliferation of goose embryonic dermal fibroblast cells by affecting the Wnt signaling pathway, highlighting its role as a dynamic regulator during skin and feather follicle development.
This study found that inhibiting AP-1 activity in mice can induce lineage transdifferentiation between squamous and sebaceous tumors, suggesting AP-1's role in maintaining tumor cell identity.
1 citations
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October 2025 in “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology” A JAK1 variant causes hair loss, skin issues, and thyroid disease, but treatment with a specific inhibitor can help.
38 citations
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January 2016 in “Cell Death and Disease” This review discusses the role of the TCL1 transgenic mouse model in understanding chronic lymphocytic leukemia biology and highlights the importance of exploring new pathogenetic and therapeutic targets.
9 citations
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November 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that transgenic mice with keratinocyte-specific overexpression of CtBP1 exhibited abnormal hair follicle development, suggesting CtBP1 may play a pathogenic role in hair morphogenesis.
29 citations
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July 2014 in “PloS one” In this study, Meis1 was found to regulate epidermal homeostasis and act as a proto-oncogenic factor in skin tissues, with differences in expression patterns between normal and tumor cells.
18 citations
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July 2016 in “Medicine” This study suggests that crosstalk between Wnt/β-catenin and TGF-β signaling pathways may contribute to the development of androgenetic 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.
February 2024 in “Planta” This study found that TRM21 acts as a positive regulator of flavonoid biosynthesis at the translational level in Arabidopsis, leading to changes in root hair growth and a decrease in flavonoid content when TRM21 is mutated.
188 citations
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June 1998 in “Molecular cell” This study found that mimicking the XPD point mutation in mice resulted in trichothiodystrophy-like symptoms, supporting the role of basal transcription and DNA repair defects in the disease.
105 citations
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February 1996 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” In this study, sequences upstream of the TGM3 gene were found to regulate epithelial-specific gene expression in keratinocytes, suggesting potential applications in gene therapy.
6 citations
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August 2022 in “Science immunology” This study identified key regions and transcription factors, including SIX1 and FOXN1 itself, that regulate Foxn1 expression in thymic epithelial cells and hair follicle cells, offering insights into its transcriptional regulation.
27 citations
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February 2023 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review discusses the expanded understanding of WNT10B's role in various tissues and diseases over the past decade, emphasizing its genetic correlations and potential therapeutic implications, but reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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June 2023 in “Journal of cell science” In this study, researchers found that specific mutations in iRhom2 in mice lead to skin and hair abnormalities which depend on the presence of the protein ADAM17, suggesting a complex role for iRhom2 in tissue development and potential implications for treating tylosis with oesophageal cancer.
This study found that inhibiting AP-1 transcription factors in mice causes squamous tumors to transform into sebaceous tumors and regulates tumor cell lineage.
52 citations
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July 2011 in “PubMed” This review discusses the diverse roles of the TRPS1 gene in regulating cartilage, kidney, and hair follicle development, highlighting its functions and interactions, but provides no new experimental results.
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.