research ‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ principles defining the structure, function and regulation of keratin intermediate filaments
Keratin filaments are crucial for cell structure and protection, with ongoing discoveries about their genes and functions.
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390-420 / 1000+ resultsresearch Study on the distribution of hair keratin in normal hair follicles by immunohistochemical staining
Different keratins in hair follicles can help identify hair tumor origins.
research The Proteins of Normal and Aberrant Hair Keratins
Hair is mostly made of three protein types: helical, high-sulfur, and high-tyrosine.
research Apoptosis and keratin intermediate filaments
research The role of keratin proteins and their genes in the growth, structure and properties of hair
Keratin proteins and their genes are crucial for hair growth and structure.
research Trichostasis Spinulosa
The study found clear differences in lesion distribution and microscopic features among trichostasis spinulosa, keratosis pilaris, and eruptive vellus hair cysts.
research Proliferating trichilemmal cyst with histological malignant transformation: Identification of hair sheath keratins in the tumor.
A hair cyst can become cancerous, showing specific keratins from the hair sheath.
research [Difference between the hair follicle cell and epidermal keratinocyte in vitro].
Hair follicle cells and skin cells differ in keratinization and other features.
research Follicular keratotic diseases: a retrospective study of 50 cases in a tertiary care center of rural South India with dermoscopy and histopathology evaluation
Keratosis pilaris is common in young females, and dermoscopy helps diagnose it accurately.
research Genetic variants in pachyonychia congenita-associated keratins increase susceptibility to tooth decay
Certain genetic variants in keratins increase the risk of tooth decay.
research The Rhino Mouse: Retinoid Effects on a Model of Keratin Accumulation
Retinoids can help reduce keratin buildup in skin conditions.
research Keratosis pilaris
Keratosis pilaris is a common skin condition causing a bumpy texture, sometimes linked to other diseases, with various treatments available.
research Investigating the role of keratin proteins and microbial associations in hereditary and pathogenic alopecia
research The Viscoelastic Properties of Chemically Modified alpha-Keratins in Human Hair
Chemical modifications can alter hair's stability and flexibility, with hydrophobic interactions helping maintain structure in humid conditions.
research The structure of the “amorphous” matrix of keratins
Human hair keratin fibers have a detailed nano-scale structure that changes with different conditions.
research Concerted gene duplications in the two keratin gene families
research In vivo formation steps of the hard α-keratin intermediate filament along a hair follicle: Evidence for structural polymorphism
Hair follicles form hard α-keratin filaments in four steps, showing structural differences.
research Molecular modeling and structural characterization of a high glycine–tyrosine hair keratin associated protein
The 3D structure of a key hair protein was modeled, revealing specific helical structures and stabilization features.
research KRT72 wt Allele
KRT72 gene helps form hair.
research Characterization of Human KAP24.1, A Cuticular Hair Keratin-Associated Protein with Unusual Amino-Acid Composition and Repeat Structure
Scientists discovered a unique hair protein, KAP24.1, with a special structure, found only in the upper part of hair cuticles.
research Keratin 15 promotes a progenitor cell state in basal keratinocytes of skin epidermis
Keratin 15 helps maintain skin cell growth and repair.
research Poster presentationsSG11 KRT14 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants beyond epidermolysis bullosa: dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis
KRT14 gene variants cause dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis, affecting nails, teeth, and hair.
research A gene for pachyonychia congenita is closely linked to the keratin gene cluster on 17q12-q21.
Pachyonychia congenita is linked to a keratin gene on chromosome 17.
research Hair sheath keratins in follicular tumors. (5). Identification of hair sheath keratins in keratoacanthoma; Histopathological hair sheath structures in the tumor and their significance as differential histopathological criteria from squamous cell carcinoma.
Follicular structures help differentiate keratoacanthoma from squamous cell carcinoma.
research Generalized trichorrhexis nodosa
The hair disorder was caused by abnormal protein formation, making hair easily damaged.
research A polarizing light microscopy can be an easy and reliable diagnostic tool of congenital keratinizing disorders including Netherton syndrome
Polarizing light microscopy can easily and reliably diagnose congenital keratinizing disorders like Netherton syndrome.
research Relative Amounts of Keratin 17 Are Higher Than Those of Keratin 16 in Hair-Follicle-Derived Tumors in Comparison with Nonfollicular Epithelial Skin Tumors
research Human stratum corneum proteomics reveals cross‐linking of a broad spectrum of proteins in cornified envelopes
A wide range of proteins are integrated into the skin's protective layer.
research Helical twist direction in the macrofibrils of keratin fibres is left handed
Keratin fibers in hair twist left-handed.
research A Novel Epithelial Keratin, hK6irs1, is Expressed Differentially in All Layers of the Inner Root Sheath, Including Specialized Huxley Cells (Flügelzellen) of the Human Hair Follicle
A new keratin, hK6irs1, is found in all layers of the hair follicle's inner root sheath.