The study has discovered that a protein known as TGF-beta can turn on or off hair stem cells, making them grow or die.
Scientists may have rooted out a discovery that could put an end to baldness.This is according to a study published in Biophysical Journal that has revealed that a single protein, responsible for helping hair follicles create new life, also determines when they die.Stem cells responsible for healing the body are also found in hair follicles.
The chemical controls how stem cells in hair follicles divide and form new cells or cause the death of the entire hair follicle, or apoptosis.Wang stated: 'TGF-beta has two opposite roles. It helps activate some hair follicle cells to produce new life, and later, it helps orchestrate apoptosis, the process of cell death.'If a cell produces too much of the chemical, it dies off.But if the right amount is produced, new cells are formed.
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