An Updated Nomenclature for Keratin-Associated Proteins

    January 2012 in “ International Journal of Biological Sciences ”
    Hua Gong, Huitong Zhou, Grant W McKenzie … Jon G. H. Hickford
    Studysummary This article proposes an updated naming system for keratin-associated proteins and genes, aiming to improve data storage and retrieval by including species information and genetic variation.
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