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The document concludes that the human keratin gene cluster is complex, with a need for updated naming to reflect over 50 functional genes important for hair and skin biology.

miR-31 regulates hair growth by controlling gene expression in hair follicles.

Human hair follicles grown in vitro maintain normal keratin patterns and structure.

Certain treatments can increase protein binding to natural hair but are less effective on permed hair.

Bald thigh syndrome in sighthounds is caused by structural defects in hair shafts due to downregulated genes and proteins.

Lipase H is important for hair follicle function and shaping hair fibers.

Older thin hair is not just thinner but also has different shape, structure, and stiffness.

Mice with too much Claudin-6 have skin barrier problems and abnormal hair growth.

Protein composition greatly affects the function of keratin biomaterials.

The research identified proteins that change as goat hair follicles begin to form, helping to understand how cashmere grows.

Human hair keratin might be good for filtering out harmful substances from water.

The document concludes that understanding hair's composition and the effects of treatments can lead to better hair care products.

Explosions don't stop hair proteins from being used to identify people.

Giving high-quality protein or methionine supplements helps improve hair growth in Angora goats and, to a lesser extent, in Cashmere goats.

Keratin from human hair helps nerves heal faster.

A new keratin, hK6irs1, is found in all layers of the hair follicle's inner root sheath.

The gene KAP22-1 affects wool yield and fiber shape in sheep.

Sheep and goat hair fibers are complex due to keratin-associated proteins, which are important for fiber properties and growth.

Understanding how keratin structures in hair are arranged and interact is key for creating methods to extract and purify them.

Hair from breast cancer patients shows changes in structure and composition, and a test using these changes detected cancer but also falsely identified some healthy samples as cancerous.

Miz1 is essential for proper hair structure and growth.

Researchers found a way to grow cashmere goat hair cells in a lab and discovered that certain conditions improve these cells' growth and characteristics.

Different oils affect hair flexibility and strength, with their impact varying on whether hair is virgin or bleached.

Juglone from walnut extracts may help repair damaged hair.

Two mouse mutants have defective hair cuticle cross-linking.

Changthangi goats have specific genes that help produce Pashmina wool.

The research identified genes and pathways important for sheep wool growth and shedding.

New treatments targeting specific genes show promise for treating keratin disorders.

Hair and wool strength is affected by the number and type of bonds in their protein structures, with hair having more protein aggregates than wool.

The harlequin ichthyosis mouse mutation causes thick skin and early death, resembling a human skin disorder.