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. 2016 Mar 30;11(3):e0150801. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150801

Table 3. List of hair follicle-associated genes.

(A) Genes associated with hair bulge.
GeneSymbol Description
SERPINF1 Homo sapiens serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade F (alpha-2 antiplasmin, pigment epithelium derived factor), member 1 (SERPINF1), mRNA [NM_002615]
FST Homo sapiens follistatin (FST), transcript variant FST344, mRNA [NM_013409]
DCN Homo sapiens decorin (DCN), transcript variant E, mRNA [NM_133507]
DIO2 Homo sapiens deiodinase, iodothyronine, type II (DIO2), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_013989]
ANGPTL2 Homo sapiens angiopoietin-like 2 (ANGPTL2), mRNA [NM_012098]
PHLDA1 Homo sapiens pleckstrin homology-like domain, family A, member 1 (PHLDA1), mRNA [NM_007350]
DCT Homo sapiens dopachrome tautomerase (dopachrome delta-isomerase, tyrosine-related protein 2) (DCT), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_001922]
FZD1 Homo sapiens frizzled family receptor 1 (FZD1), mRNA [NM_003505]
KRT15 Homo sapiens keratin 15 (KRT15), mRNA [NM_002275]
DPYSL2 Homo sapiens dihydropyrimidinase-like 2 (DPYSL2), transcript variant 2, mRNA [NM_001386]
DPYSL3 Homo sapiens dihydropyrimidinase-like 3 (DPYSL3), transcript variant 2, mRNA [NM_001387]
DKK3 Homo sapiens dickkopf homolog 3 (Xenopus laevis) (DKK3), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_015881]
WIF1 Homo sapiens WNT inhibitory factor 1 (WIF1), mRNA [NM_007191]
TGFB2 Homo sapiens transforming growth factor, beta 2 (TGFB2), transcript variant 2, mRNA [NM_003238]
(B) Genes associated with hair sub-bulge.
GeneSymbol Description
TIMP3 Homo sapiens TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 3 (TIMP3), mRNA [NM_000362]
COL11A1 Homo sapiens collagen, type XI, alpha 1 (COL11A1), transcript variant B, mRNA [NM_080629]
TYMS Homo sapiens thymidylate synthetase (TYMS), mRNA [NM_001071]
ANGPTL7 Homo sapiens angiopoietin-like 7 (ANGPTL7), mRNA [NM_021146]
CDK1 Homo sapiens cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_001786]
TOP2A Homo sapiens topoisomerase (DNA) II alpha 170kDa (TOP2A), mRNA [NM_001067]
PDGFC Homo sapiens platelet derived growth factor C (PDGFC), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_016205]
SDC2 Homo sapiens syndecan 2 (SDC2), mRNA [NM_002998]
SLC7A1 Homo sapiens solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 1 (SLC7A1), mRNA [NM_003045]
LAMB1 Homo sapiens laminin, beta 1 (LAMB1), mRNA [NM_002291]
VAV3 Homo sapiens vav 3 guanine nucleotide exchange factor (VAV3), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_006113]
COMP Homo sapiens cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), mRNA [NM_000095]
PCDH8 Homo sapiens protocadherin 8 (PCDH8), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_002590]
KPNA2 Homo sapiens karyopherin alpha 2 (RAG cohort 1, importin alpha 1) (KPNA2), mRNA [NM_002266]
GPC4 Homo sapiens glypican 4 (GPC4), mRNA [NM_001448]
RRM2 Homo sapiens ribonucleotide reductase M2 (RRM2), transcript variant 2, mRNA [NM_001034]
PRC1 Homo sapiens protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 (PRC1), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_003981]
SLC1A4 Homo sapiens solute carrier family 1 (glutamate/neutral amino acid transporter), member 4 (SLC1A4), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_003038]
FEN1 Homo sapiens flap structure-specific endonuclease 1 (FEN1), mRNA [NM_004111]
SLC4A7 Homo sapiens solute carrier family 4, sodium bicarbonate cotransporter, member 7 (SLC4A7), mRNA [NM_003615]
MCAM Homo sapiens melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM), mRNA [NM_006500]
FGF18 Homo sapiens fibroblast growth factor 18 (FGF18), mRNA [NM_003862]
(C) Marker genes for human epithelial hair follicle stem cells.
GeneSymbol Description
CD200 Homo sapiens CD200 molecule (CD200), transcript variant 2, mRNA [NM_001004196]
ITGB1 Homo sapiens integrin, beta 1 (fibronectin receptor, beta polypeptide, antigen CD29 includes MDF2, MSK12) (ITGB1), transcript variant 1E, mRNA [NM_133376]
CD34 Homo sapiens CD34 molecule (CD34), transcript variant 2, mRNA [NM_001773]
GJA1 Homo sapiens gap junction protein, alpha 1, 43kDa (GJA1), mRNA [NM_000165]
LHX2 Homo sapiens LIM homeobox 2 (LHX2), mRNA [NM_004789]
ITGA6 Homo sapiens integrin, alpha 6 (ITGA6), transcript variant 2, mRNA [NM_000210]
KRT15 Homo sapiens keratin 15 (KRT15), mRNA [NM_002275]
LTBP1 Homo sapiens latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 1 (LTBP1), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_206943]
NES Homo sapiens nestin (NES), mRNA [NM_006617]
TNC Homo sapiens tenascin C (TNC), mRNA [NM_002160]
FBN1 Homo sapiens fibrillin 1 (FBN1), mRNA [NM_000138]
FBN2 Homo sapiens fibrillin 2 (FBN2), mRNA [NM_001999]
FBN3 Homo sapiens fibrillin 3 (FBN3), mRNA [NM_032447]
FN1 Homo sapiens fibronectin 1 (FN1), transcript variant 7, mRNA [NM_054034]
NID1 Homo sapiens nidogen 1 (NID1), mRNA [NM_002508]
NID2 Homo sapiens nidogen 2 (osteonidogen) (NID2), mRNA [NM_007361]