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The human scalp has different types of pigment cells in hair follicles with varying abilities to produce pigment.

Merkel cells are abundant in facial vellus hair follicles, especially during the anagen phase.

Nestin-expressing cells turn into a specific type of skin cell in hair follicles during development and in adults.

Scientists created keratinocyte cell lines from human hair that can differentiate similarly to normal skin cells, offering a new way to study skin biology and diseases.

Basonuclin helps identify and track hair follicle development and cycling in mice.

Keratin 15 helps keep skin cells in a young, undifferentiated state.

Hair follicle stem cells are crucial for touch sensation and proper nerve structure in mice.

Keratin proteins in epithelial cells are dynamic and crucial for cell processes and disease understanding.

Keratin expression reflects cell organization and differentiation, not causes it.

Keratin proteins are increasingly recognized as important for cell health and are linked to many diseases.

The STRIPAK complex is crucial for skin cell organization and creating a functional skin barrier.

K15 gene is mainly active in the basal layers of hair follicles and epithelia, aiding early skin cell development.

The study revealed the detailed structure of a keratin dimer, aiding understanding of how intermediate filament proteins function.

Nuclear shape and chromatin changes affect gene expression in skin cell differentiation.

Researchers isolated and identified structural components of human hair follicles, providing a model for studying hair formation.

Trichohyalin is found in non-hair tissues and works with filaggrin in certain skin areas and conditions.

Human and bovine hair follicles have distinct cytokeratins specific to hair-forming cells.

A hair cyst can become cancerous, showing specific keratins from the hair sheath.

There are two types of stem cells in rodent hair follicles, each with different keratin proteins.