Effect of Mutations on the Proteins of Wool and Hair

January 1988

J. M. Gillespie, Robert C. Marshall

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research Protein and Amino Acid Composition of Hair from Mice Carrying the Naked (N) Gene

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Trichothiodystrophy involves brittle hair due to low sulfur amino acids, not a transport defect.

research The Structure of Hair and Follicles of Mice Carrying the Naked (N) Gene

21 citations , April 1982 in “Genetics Research”

Mice with the naked gene have missing or abnormal hair cells.

research The Proteins of Normal and Aberrant Hair Keratins

23 citations , January 1981

Hair is mostly made of three protein types: helical, high-sulfur, and high-tyrosine.

research Trichothiodystrophy: A Study on Sulfur-Deficient Brittle Hair and Associated Symptoms

175 citations , December 1980 in “Archives of Dermatology”

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research Loss of a Homologous Group of Proteins in a Dominantly Inherited Ectodermal Malformation

15 citations , October 1976 in “Biochemical Journal”

Naked-mouse hair lacks certain proteins and has less soluble fibril.

research Electron Microscope Studies of Hair and Wool

191 citations , November 1959 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences”

Hair and wool have complex microscopic structures with microfibrils and varying cystine content.

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