In Vitro Assembly Properties of Human Type I and II Hair Keratins

    January 2014 in “ Cell structure and function ”
    Yuko Honda, Kenichi Koike, Yuki Kubo … Shoji Ando
    Studysummary This study suggests that specific combinations of human type I and II hair keratins, particularly K35-K85 and K36-K81, have distinct in vitro assembly properties that are significant for macrofibril formation.
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