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This study found that the molecular structure of hair is more sensitive to synchrotron X-ray radiation than its supramolecular architecture, indicating potential concerns for biological analyses using such radiation.

This study indicates that nail-matrical fibroblasts can induce hard keratin expression in non-nail-matrical keratinocytes, suggesting potential for using non-nail-matrical epidermal grafts to treat nail injuries.

This study suggests that human hard keratin proteins may be biocompatible materials, unlikely to cause rejection or allergic reactions based on their antigenicity in BALB/c mice.

This study used phase contrast hard x-ray microscopy to capture detailed images of healthy human hair, revealing distinct structures such as the medulla, cortex, and cuticular layer.

Keratin 17 is important for hair and nail structure and affects pachyonychia congenita symptoms.

This study found that the keratin matrix in mammalian hard α-keratins is crucial for maintaining stiffness in water by controlling intermediate filament hydration.

Hair follicles form hard α-keratin filaments in four steps, showing structural differences.

This study suggests that varying intersheet interactions may explain the differences between the two polymorphic forms of macrofibril assembly in Merino wool and hair.

This study found that using hair follicle units to treat hard-to-heal wounds led to complete or partial closure in most patients, with reduced operation time, minimal morbidity, and low complication rates and costs.

In this study, the addition of A-PRF+ to surgical protocols significantly improved bone healing and implant stability when combined with biomaterials, suggesting it as a viable option for patients concerned about using human- and animal-derived biomaterials.

Vertebrate skin evolved to be more specialized and complex, especially in land animals.

Keratins change and are modified differently in skin layers and body parts.

This study mapped monilethrix, a hereditary hair and nail disorder, to the type II keratin cluster on chromosome 12q, marking the first primary human hair disorder localization and implicating defects in "hard" keratins.

mHa2 and mHa3 keratins have different structures and roles in mouse hair and tongue tissues.

Disulfide bonds are crucial for hair structure during keratinization.

This study found that the fungus Microsporum gypseum enzymatically degrades keratin in human hair, with the sequence of degradation reflecting the keratinization and cystine content of individual hair components in vitro.

This study identified two types of hard alpha-keratin filament assemblies in developing human hair follicles, which may help investigate the structural framework of mammalian keratin appendages.

This article reviews the composition and structure of mammalian hard keratins, focusing on the filamentous and nonfilamentous protein content, and reports no new experimental results.

This study found that monilethrix in three unrelated European families is linked to the type II keratin gene cluster on chromosome 12q13, with no evidence of defects in type I keratins.

In this study, researchers found that alpha-keratin homologs similar to those in mammalian hair are present in the claws of the lizard Anolis carolinensis, suggesting a structural role during claw formation.

This study reports new monilethrix cases in Venezuela, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, expanding the known mutational spectrum of the disorder with novel mutations in KRT81, KRT83, and KRT86 genes.

The researchers reported that scaffoldin, a protein identified in chicken embryos, likely plays a role in forming periderm granules and contributes to the soft cornification of embryonic epidermis.

This study revealed that BMP5 in onychofibroblasts may play a key role in the differentiation of nail matrix keratinocytes, highlighting transcriptional similarities between nail and hair structures.

This case report describes two patients with a likely new type of pachyonychia, characterized by nail thickening and severe generalized hypotrichosis, possibly linked to a mutation in a hard keratin.

This study found that sugar waxing led to slower hair growth and reduced hair thickness, but increased ingrown hair and inflammation compared to hard waxing.