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Keratin proteins are crucial for healthy skin, but mutations can cause skin disorders with no effective treatments yet.
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540-570 / 1000+ resultsresearch Serine Biosynthesis In Human Hair Follicles By The Phosphorylated Pathway: Follicular 3-Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase
research Embryonic keratinization in vertebrates in relation to land colonization
Keratinization in embryos helped vertebrates adapt to land by forming a protective skin barrier.
research Isolation and characterization of a sheep cysteine-rich cuticle keratin pseudogene
Researchers found a non-functional sheep keratin gene due to mutations.
research Cryogelation of human hair keratins
Human hair keratins can be turned into useful 3D biomedical scaffolds through a freeze-thaw process.
research Diversity of Trichocyte Keratins and Keratin Associated Proteins
Hair and wool have diverse keratins and keratin-associated proteins.
research Comparative Study for Hair Protection Effect of Hair Essence Prepared Using Human Hair Keratin
Keratin essence protects and improves damaged hair.
research Characterization of the Human Hair Shaft Cuticle–Specific Keratin-Associated Protein 10 Family
KRTAP10 proteins help form the hair shaft's tough outer layer by interacting with specific hair keratins.
research Identification of human hair follicle antigens targeted in the presumptive autoimmune hair follicle disorder alopecia areata and their potential functional relevance in vitro : methods development for isolation and identification of alopecia areata-relevant human hair follicle antigens using a proteomics approach and their functional assessment using an ex vivo hair follicle organ culture model
Alopecia areata may be caused by antibodies targeting specific hair follicle proteins, hindering hair growth.
research Deleting keratins to find one
A new keratin gene was found in mice, explaining hair growth.
research Electrophoretic analysis of human hair keratins
Family members have similar hair protein patterns, which could be useful for genetic studies.
research Efficient In Vitro Transfection of Human Keratinocytes with an Adenovirus-Enhanced Receptor-Mediated System
The AVET system effectively delivers genes to human keratinocytes and may help treat skin diseases.
research An Improved Method for the Histological Preparation of Single Hairs and Dust Samples—Morphological and Immunological Examination
A new method accurately determines hair blood type and can be used on dust samples.
research Investigating the role of keratin proteins and microbial associations in hereditary and pathogenic alopecia
research Human keratin hydrogels support fibroblast attachment and proliferation in vitro
research Human Hair Keratin-Based Hydrogels in Regenerative Medicine: Current Status and Future Directions
Human hair keratin hydrogels show promise for use in regenerative medicine.
research Sequence Analysis and Expression of a TypeIHair Keratin Gene in Goat Skin
The goat hair keratin gene is very similar to sheep's and is strongly expressed in goat hair follicles.
research Human hair follicle cells of outer root sheath maintain their genuine keratin expression in vitro
research Monovalent antibody-conjugated lipid-polymer nanohybrids for active targeting to desmoglein 3 of keratinocytes to attenuate psoriasiform inflammation
The targeted nanohybrids effectively reduced psoriasis symptoms and improved skin health.
research Expression of novel keratin associated protein 5 genes in the cuticle layer of human hair follicles
The study found nine new hair protein genes in human hair follicles.
research Preparation and Characterization of Soluble Wool Keratin for Human Hair Care
CMADK reduces hair damage from bleaching and permanent waving.
research New keratin isolates: actives for natural hair protection.
Keratin helps protect and strengthen hair, reducing damage and color fading.
research 307 Computer-assisted epitope prediction revealed potential autoantigens associated with human alopecia areata
Melanogenesis-related proteins may trigger immune responses in alopecia areata patients.
research Crosslinking Between Trichocyte Keratins and Keratin Associated Proteins
research Harnessing neuroendocrine controls of keratin expression: A new therapeutic strategy for skin diseases?
Using neurohormones to control keratin can lead to new skin disease treatments.
research The structure of human trichohyalin. Potential multiple roles as a functional EF-hand-like calcium-binding protein, a cornified cell envelope precursor, and an intermediate filament-associated (cross-linking) protein
Trichohyalin helps in hair and skin cell structure and function by binding calcium and linking proteins.
research On the Regulation of Hair Keratin Expression: Lessons from Studies in Pilomatricomas
research The keratins and their disorders
Mutations in keratin genes cause cell fragility and various skin disorders.
research Annotation of sheep keratin intermediate filament genes and their patterns of expression
Sheep have 17 keratin genes, similar to humans, but with different expression patterns affecting wool and hair.
research A novel control of human keratin expression: cannabinoid receptor 1-mediated signaling down-regulates the expression of keratins K6 and K16 in human keratinocytesin vitroandin situ
Activating cannabinoid receptor 1 reduces certain keratin levels, potentially aiding psoriasis treatment.