The In Vitro Assembly of Hair Follicle Keratins: Comparison of Cortex and Companion Layer Keratins

    January 2002 in “ Biological chemistry ”
    Ilse Hofmann, Hermelita Winter, Norbert Mücke … Jürgen Schweizer
    Studysummary This study found that hair follicle-specific keratins can form different structural assemblies depending on ionic conditions, with hair cortex keratins requiring physiological salt conditions to form intermediate filaments.
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