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    Glossary Keratin Intermediate Filaments

    structural proteins in cells providing support and resilience

    Keratin Intermediate Filaments (KIFs) are structural proteins found in epithelial cells, including those in the skin, hair, and nails. They provide mechanical support and resilience, helping cells withstand stress and maintain their shape. KIFs are a type of intermediate filament, which are part of the cytoskeleton, a network that supports cell structure and function.

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    1. Expression patterns of keratin intermediate filament and keratin associated protein genes in wool follicles Differentiation · 2009 · 95 citations
    2. Structure and Mechanical Properties of Human Trichocyte Keratin Intermediate Filament Protein Biomacromolecules · 2012 · 51 citations
    3. Cornification in reptilian epidermis occurs through the deposition of keratin‐associated beta‐proteins (beta‐keratins) onto a scaffold of intermediate filament keratins Journal of Morphology · 2012 · 33 citations
    4. Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Trichocyte (Hard α-Keratin) Intermediate Filaments Reveals a Low-Density Core Journal of Structural Biology · 2002 · 48 citations
    5. Structural Hierarchy of Trichocyte Keratin Intermediate Filaments Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2018 · 15 citations
    6. 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 Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1993 · 161 citations
    7. A general mathematical model for the in vitro assembly dynamics of intermediate filament proteins Biophysical journal · 2022 · 5 citations
    8. Existence of trichohyalin-keratohyalin hybrid granules: Co-localization of two major intermediate filament-associated proteins in non-follicular epithelia Differentiation · 1994 · 54 citations
    9. Genes for intermediate filament proteins and the draft sequence of the human genome Journal of Cell Science · 2001 · 287 citations
    10. Regulation of a hair follicle keratin intermediate filament gene promoter Journal of Cell Science · 1998 · 39 citations
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