The role of keratin proteins and their genes in the growth, structure and properties of hair
January 1997
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79 / 79 resultsresearch A Sensitive Assay for the Enzyme Activity in Hair Follicles and Epidermis That Catalyzes the Peptidyl-Arginine-Citrulline Post-Translational Modification
A more sensitive assay was developed to detect enzyme activity converting arginine to citrulline in hair follicles.
research Targeted Expression of SV40 T Antigen in the Hair Follicle of Transgenic Mice Produces an Aberrant Hair Phenotype
SV40 T antigen in hair follicles causes abnormal hair and health issues in mice.
research Characterization of a gene encoding a cysteine-rich keratin associated protein synthesized late in rabbit hair follicle differentiation
research Differential Expression of Genes Encoding a Cysteine-Rich Keratin Family in the Hair Cuticle
research Ultrastructural visualization of cross-linked protein features in epidermal appendages
research Expression of the Bcl-2 Proto-Oncogene in the Cycling Adult Mouse Hair Follicle
research Sequence and Expression of Murine Type I Hair Keratins mHa2 and mHa3
research Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Hair Follicle-Specific Gene, Hacl-1
Researchers found a new gene, hacl-1, that is active in mouse hair follicles during hair growth and may be important for hair biology.
research Growth of Wool Follicles in Culture
Wool follicles can grow in a lab with the right nutrients and conditions.
research Characterization of a Hair (Wool) Keratin Intermediate Filament Gene Domain
research Cells Within the Bulge Region of Mouse Hair Follicle Transiently Proliferate During Early Anagen: Heterogeneity and Functional Differences of Various Hair Cycles
Mouse hair follicle cells briefly grow during the early hair growth phase, showing that these cells are important for starting the hair cycle.
research Formation of surface membranes in developing mammalian hair fibres
research Human Hair Keratins.
research Human hair keratins
research Organization and Expression of Hair Follicle Genes
Hair growth is controlled by specific gene clusters and proteins, and cysteine affects hair gene expression in sheep.
research Hair Follicle Proteoglycans.
research Probing Keratinocyte and Differentiation Specificity of the Human K5 Promoter in Vitro and in Transgenic Mice
research The structure of human trichohyalin. Potential multiple roles as a functional EF-hand-like calcium-binding protein, a cornified cell envelope precursor, and an intermediate filament-associated (cross-linking) protein
research Probing keratinocyte and differentiation specificity of the human K5 promoter in vitro and in transgenic mice.
research Skin-Specific Expression of a Truncated E1a Oncoprotein Binding to p105-Rb Leads to Abnormal Hair Follicle Maturation Without Increased Epidermal Proliferation
The oncoprotein causes abnormal hair growth without increasing skin cancer risk.
research Analysis of the sheep trichohyalin gene: potential structural and calcium-binding roles of trichohyalin in the hair follicle.
research Mouse Notch: Expression in Hair Follicles Correlates with Cell Fate Determination
Mouse Notch is important for determining cell roles in hair follicles.
research Fibroblast Growth Factor Influences the Development and Cycling of Murine Hair Follicles
research Mice With a Null Mutation of the TGFα Gene Have Abnormal Skin Architecture, Wavy Hair, and Curly Whiskers and Often Develop Corneal Inflammation
TGFα gene mutation in mice causes abnormal skin, wavy hair, curly whiskers, and sometimes eye inflammation.
research Targeting expression of keratinocyte growth factor to keratinocytes elicits striking changes in epithelial differentiation in transgenic mice.
research Sequence, expression, and evolutionary conservation of a gene encoding a glycine/tyrosine-rich keratin-associated protein of hair.
research Complete sequence of a hair-like intermediate filament type II keratin gene
research Structural features and sites of expression of a new murine 65 kD and 48 kD hair-related keratin pair, associated with a special type of parakeratotic epithelial differentiation
research Cachexia and graft-vs.-host-disease-type skin changes in keratin promoter-driven TNF alpha transgenic mice.
research Interleukin 6: insights to its function in skin by overexpression in transgenic mice.
research Trichohyalin: Purification from Porcine Tongue Epithelium and Characterization of the Native Protein
research The Secret Life of the Hair Follicle
Hair follicles create different cell layers and proteins, controlled by various molecules.
research Structure and site of expression of a murine type II hair keratin
research Hair follicle differentiation: expression, structure and evolutionary conservation of the hair type II keratin intermediate filament gene family
research Localization of Epidermal Growth Factor Immunoreactivity in Sheep Skin During Wool Follicle Development
research Chromosomal Localization of Mouse Hair Keratin Genesa
research Regulation of Keratin Gene Expression in Hair Follicle Differentiationa
research Hair-Specific Keratins: Characterization and Expression of a Mouse Type I Keratin Gene
research Transient Expression of Mouse Hair Keratins in Transfected HeLa Cells: Interactions Between “Hard” and “Soft” Keratins
research The presence of glycoproteins in the cell membrane complex of a variety of keratin fibres
research Transgenic mice provide new insights into the role of TGF-alpha during epidermal development and differentiation.
TGF-alpha affects skin thickness, hair growth, and may contribute to psoriasis and papilloma formation.
research An ultrahigh-sulphur keratin gene of the human hair cuticle is located at 11q13 and cross-hybridizes with sequences at 11p15
research Structure and biochemistry of mammalian hard keratin
research Structure and Expression of Genes for a Class of Cysteine-Rich Proteins of the Cuticle Layers of Differentiating Wool and Hair Follicles
Researchers found genes for cysteine-rich proteins that form the protective layer of hair in humans and sheep.
research Serine-rich ultra high sulfur protein gene expression in murine hair and skin during the hair cycle.
Two specific genes are more active during hair growth in mice.
research Human hair growth in vitro
Human hair follicles can grow in a lab setting.
research Hair-specific expression of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase in transgenic mice under the control of an ultra-high-sulfur keratin promoter.
research Cyclic hair-loss and regrowth in transgenic mice overexpressing an intermediate filament gene.
research Differential Expression of Type I Hair Keratins
research The cDNA-Deduced Amino Acid Sequence for Trichohyalin, a Differentiation Marker in the Hair Follicle, Contains a 23 Amino Acid Repeat
Trichohyalin, a hair follicle protein, has a part with repeating patterns of 23 amino acids.
research Expression of keratin K14 in the epidermis and hair follicle: insights into complex programs of differentiation.
research A family of type I keratin genes and the homeobox-2 gene complex are closely linked to the rex locus on mouse chromosome 11
research An Ultra-high Sulfur Keratin Gene is Expressed Specifically During Hair Growth
research A new look into an old problem: keratins as tools to investigate determination, morphogenesis, and differentiation in skin.
research High-sulfur protein deficient human hair: clinical aspects and biochemical study of two unreported cases of a variant type of trichothiodystrophy
research Cloning and Characterization of a Mouse Type I Hair Keratin cDNA
research Patterns of expression of trichocytic and epithelial cytokeratins in mammalian tissues
research Patterns of expression of trichocytic and epithelial cytokeratins in mammalian tissues II. Concomitant and mutually exclusive synthesis of trichocytic and epithelial cytokeratins in diverse human and bovine tissues (hair follicle, nail bed and matrix, lingual papilla, thymic reticulum)
research Concerted gene duplications in the two keratin gene families
research Patterns of expression of trichocytic and epithelial cytokeratins in mammalian tissues. I. Human and bovine hair follicles
research A group of type I keratin genes on human chromosome 17: characterization and expression.
research Specific Keratins and their Associated Proteins as Markers for Hair Follicle Differentiation
research Acidic and Basic Hair/Nail (Hard) Keratins: Their Colocalization in Upper Cortical and Cuticle Cells of the Human Hair Follicle and Their Relationship to Soft Keratins
Hair and nail cells share similar proteins, indicating a common differentiation pathway.
research The complement of native α-keratin polypeptides of hair-forming cells: A subset of eight polypeptides that differ from epithelial cytokeratins
research Trichohyalin, an Intermediate Filament-Associated Protein of the Hair Follicle
Trichohyalin is a protein in hair follicles that helps form hair filaments.
research Immunological characteristics and histological distribution of human hair fibrous proteins studied with anti-hair keratin monoclonal antibodies HKN-2, HKN-4, and HKN-6.
research Comparison of Epidermal Growth Factor Binding and Receptor Distribution in Normal Human Epidermis and Epidermal Appendages
research Distribution of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors in Rat Tissues During Embryonic Skin Development, Hair Formation, and the Adult Hair Growth Cycle
research Protein and amino acid composition of hair from mice carrying the naked (N) gene
research The structure of hair and follicles of mice carrying the naked (N) gene
research The Cytology and Cytochemistry of the Wool Follicle
Wool follicles are complex, involving interactions between different cell types and structures.
research Structural Features of the Alpha-Type Filaments of the Inner Root Sheath Cells of the Guinea Pig Hair Follicle
α-type filaments in guinea pig hair follicles have unique structural features.
research The Origin of Citrulline-Containing Proteins in the Hair Follicle and the Chemical Nature of Trichohyalin, an Intracellular Precursor
research The Histology of Keratin Fibers
research Loss of a homologous group of proteins in a dominantly inherited ectodermal malformation
research THE LOCALIZATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ARGININE AND CITRULLINE IN PROTEINS OF THE HAIR FOLLICLE
research Electron Microscope Studies of Hair and Wool
Hair and wool have complex microscopic structures with microfibrils and varying cystine content.
research Newer Findings on the Enzymes and Proteins of Hair Follicles
research Electron microscope observations on the glassy layer of the hair follicle*1
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Different Myc family proteins are located in various parts of the hair follicle and may affect stem cell behavior.
research Effects of Epidermal Growth Factor on the Morphology and Patterns of DNA Synthesis in Isolated Human Hair Follicles
EGF makes hair follicles grow longer but stops hair production.