Discovery of a Novel Murine Keratin 6 (K6) Isoform Explains the Absence of Hair and Nail Defects in Mice Deficient for K6a and K6b
August 2001
in “
The Journal of Cell Biology
”
Studysummary This study found that while most mice lacking MK6a and MK6b genes died from tongue epithelium disintegration, about 25% survived and showed no hair or nail defects due to a newly discovered MK6hf gene.
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