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May 1994 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified a novel gene, hacl-1, that is specifically expressed in the hair follicles of ICR mouse skin and is associated with their active state.
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January 2014 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found that Krtap11-1 may play an important role in keratin-bundle assembly in the hair cortex, influencing the physical properties of hair.
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December 2002 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” This study identified a domain on human chromosome 21q22.1 containing various high glycine-tyrosine and high sulfur keratin-associated protein genes, revealing their diverse expression in hair-forming cells.
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April 2004 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” In this study, two novel clusters of keratin-associated protein genes on human chromosome 11 were analyzed, suggesting their products are crucial for hair formation due to preferential expression in hair roots.
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May 2004 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” This study identified nine novel KRTAP5 family genes associated with human hair formation, demonstrating preferential expression in hair roots and suggesting their role in hair development.