research K6irs1, K6irs2, K6irs3, and K6irs4 Represent the Inner-Root-Sheath-Specific Type II Epithelial Keratins of the Human Hair Follicle1
Four specific keratins in hair follicles help understand hair structure and function.
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540-570 / 1000+ resultsresearch Synthesis and cross-linking in the structure and growth of hair keratins
The molecular details of hair growth are not well understood.
research Histochemistry of the porcine pilosebaceous unit
Porcine and human pilosebaceous units are very similar.
research Trichilemmoma.Features of keratin expression in CS-5 trichocyst system tumors.
Immunohistochemistry helps accurately identify and differentiate malignant trichilemmoma.
research Biology of the skin and dermatological disease
Knowing how skin works and its diseases helps doctors diagnose and treat skin conditions better.
research Dermal papilla cells induce keratinocyte tubulogenesis in culture
Skin cells can help create early hair-like structures in lab cultures.
research Study of the keratinization process in human hair follicle by X-ray microdiffraction.
Hair structure forms the same way inside and outside the body.
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 α-Fibrous Proteins of Epidermis**From the Departments of Dermatology and Orthopedic Research of the Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts 02114.
research Deriving Keratinocyte Progenitor Cells and Keratinocytes from Human‐Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Scientists developed a way to create skin and hair cells from human stem cells, which could help treat burns and restore hair.
research Skin tumors with matrical differentiation: lessons from hair keratins, beta‐catenin and PHLDA ‐1 expression
Matrical tumors share a common growth mechanism involving the Wnt pathway and consistent PHLDA1 expression.
research Understanding the biochemical properties of human hair keratins : self-assembly potential and cell response
Human hair keratins can self-assemble and support cell growth, useful for biomedical applications.
research Dermal papilla-induced hair differentiation of adult epithelial stem cells from human skin
Dermal papilla cells help skin stem cells grow into hair.
research Keratin intermediate filaments in the colon: guardians of epithelial homeostasis
Keratin proteins are essential for keeping the cells in the human colon healthy and stable.
research Anti‐keratin Monoclonal Antibody against Basal Cell Epithelioma Keratin: BKN‐1
BKN-1 antibody targets specific keratin in basal cell epithelioma and normal skin basal cells.
research Differential Expression of Genes Encoding a Cysteine-Rich Keratin Family in the Hair Cuticle
research Close Shave for a Keratin Disorder—K6hf Polymorphism Linked to Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
research Keratin is not only a Structural Protein in Hair: Keratin-mediated Hair Growth
Keratin injections in mice can stimulate hair growth and might help treat hair loss.
research Cell Differentiation in Human Anagen Hair and Hair Follicles Studied with Anti-Hair Keratin Monoclonal Antibodies
research Can be Hair-Keratin a Potent Biomaterial?
research Keratin K15 as a Biomarker of Epidermal Stem Cells
Keratin 15 is not a reliable sole marker for identifying epidermal stem cells because it's found in various cell types.
research Hair follicle differentiation‐specific keratin expression in human basal cell carcinoma
Targeted therapies promoting differentiation could help treat basal cell carcinoma by exhausting cancer stem cells.
research The toughening transition in hair keratin
The observed "toughening" in keratin was actually due to water evaporation, not a real change in keratin.
research Keratin 17 null mice exhibit age- and strain-dependent alopecia
Keratin 17 is crucial for early hair strength and cell survival.
research Tenascin-C expressing touch dome keratinocytes exhibit characteristics of all epidermal lineages
Touch dome keratinocytes in adult skin have traits of different skin cell types.
research Protocol for Self-Assembled Human Hair Keratins
research The ‘melanocyte-keratin’ mystery revisited: neither normal human epidermal nor hair follicle melanocytes express keratin 16 or keratin 6in situ
Human melanocytes in skin and hair follicles don't express keratin 16 or 6 naturally.
research Differentiation of the basal cell epithelioma-like changes overlying dermatofibroma.
Basal cell epithelioma-like changes are most similar to normal basal cells.
research Pilomatricoma can differentiate not only towards hair matrix and hair cortex, but also follicular infundibulum, outer root sheath and hair bulge
Pilomatricoma can develop into various hair-related structures.
research Harlequin fetus with abnormal lamellar granules and giant mitochondria
Harlequin ichthyosis involves abnormal skin cell structures and giant mitochondria, affecting skin and hair.