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ArticleOncotarget2017

Wnt/β-catenin signaling promotes aging-associated hair graying in mice.

Zhihui Zhang, Mingxing Lei, Haoran Xin, Chunyan Hu, Tian Yang, Yizhan Xing, Yuhong Li, Haiying Guo, Xiaohua Lian, Fang Deng

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Zhihui ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Mingxing LeiIntegrative Stem Cell Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Haoran XinDepartment of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Chunyan HuDepartment of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Tian YangDepartment of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yizhan XingDepartment of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yuhong LiDepartment of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Haiying GuoDepartment of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaohua LianDepartment of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Fang DengDepartment of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Canities is an obvious sign of aging in mouse and human, shown as hair graying. Melanocytes in the hair follicle show cyclic activity with hair cycling, which transitions from anagen, catagen to telogen. How the hairs turn gray during aging is not completely uncovered. Here, by using immunostaining and LacZ staining in Dct-LacZ mice, we show that β-catenin is expressed in melanocytes during hair cycling. RT-PCR, western blot and immunostaining show that β-catenin expression is significantly increased in both anagen and telogen skin of aged mice, when compared to the anagen and telogen skin of young mice, respectively. Overexpression of Wnt10b not only accelerates hair follicle to enter anagen phase, but also promotes melanocytes differentiation in young adult mice (2-month old), with increased β-catenin expression in melanocytes at the secondary hair germ and matrix region of regenerated hair follicles. Overexpression of Wnt10b also promotes melanocyte progenitor cells differentiation

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agingGerotargethair folliclehair grayingmelanocytesWnt/β-catenin

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PMID29050206
PMCPMC5642481

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