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August 1995 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that RXR-alpha is strongly expressed in both normal and psoriatic human skin, suggesting it may play a role in the transition from proliferation to differentiation in epidermal keratinocytes.
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September 1997 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” This study found that RXR agonists stimulated human hair follicle growth and survival in vitro, suggesting potential for promoting hair growth in humans.
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January 2012 in “Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin” This study found that the protein hairless acts as both a corepressor and coactivator of the vitamin D receptor, influencing gene transcription in a ligand-selective manner.
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March 2000 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that vitamin D receptor expression is associated with proliferating keratinocytes, while retinoid X receptor α is linked to differentiating keratinocytes, suggesting differential targeting by vitamin D metabolites.
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November 2004 in “Blood” In this study, researchers reported that the Pinkie mutation in mice, affecting RXRa activity, leads to skewed Th1 development and suggests RXRa's role in Th2 differentiation, impacting immune responses.