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Facile and Efficient Enzymatic Methods for Harvesting or Removal of Cuticle Cells from Human Hair Shafts

open access: yesJournal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Human hair fibers are structurally organized as a cortex protected by an outer scaly sheath (cuticle). Developing methods to isolate these two compartments will help to elucidate their roles in hair biology and develop potential applications.
Nan Zhang   +5 more
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Properties, Genetics and Innate Immune Function of the Cuticle in Egg-Laying Species

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2022
Cleidoic eggs possess very efficient and orchestrated systems to protect the embryo from external microbes until hatch. The cuticle is a proteinaceous layer on the shell surface in many bird and some reptile species.
Garima Kulshreshtha   +6 more
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Retroactive maintains cuticle integrity by promoting the trafficking of Knickkopf into the procuticle of Tribolium castaneum. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Genetics, 2013
Molting, or the replacement of the old exoskeleton with a new cuticle, is a complex developmental process that all insects must undergo to allow unhindered growth and development.
Sujata S Chaudhari   +6 more
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The tardigrade cuticle

open access: yesLimnological Review, 2021
Abstract Tardigrades (phylum Tardigrada) are aquatic microecdysozoans that have adapted to survive extreme conditions through the formation of cysts or ametabolic tuns. Their body is covered by a cuticle that plays an important role in their life cycle, including their response and adaptation to environmental challenges.
Czerneková Michaela, Vinopal Stanislav
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Changes in cuticle structure during growth in two terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)

open access: yesNauplius, 2020
Terrestrial isopods are a successful group of terrestrial crustaceans. Their exoskeletal cuticle has been studied in several species. However, it is not known whether the cuticle of these animals becomes thicker or how its structure changes as the ...
Miloš Vittori   +2 more
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Nanoscale patterning of collagens in C. elegans apical extracellular matrix

open access: yesNature Communications, 2023
Apical extracellular matrices (aECMs) are complex extracellular compartments that form important interfaces between animals and their environment. In the adult C.
Jennifer R. G. Adams   +9 more
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The plant cuticle

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2023
The plant cuticle is one of the key innovations that allowed plants to colonize terrestrial ecosystems. By limiting molecular diffusion, the cuticle provides an interface that ensures controlled interactions between plant surfaces and their environments.
González-Valenzuela, Laura   +3 more
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The Msn2 Transcription Factor Regulates Acaricidal Virulence in the Fungal Pathogen Beauveria bassiana

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Beauveria bassiana holds promise as a feasible biological control agent for tick control. The B. bassiana stress–response transcription factor Msn2 is known to contribute to fungal growth, conidiogenesis, stress–response and virulence towards insects ...
Elen R. Muniz   +6 more
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A conserved metalloprotease mediates ecdysis in Caenorhabditis elegans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Molting is required for progression between larval stages in the life cycle of nematodes. We have identified four mutant alleles of a <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> metalloprotease gene, <i>nas-37</i>, that cause incomplete ...
Birnie, A.J.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Direct Evidence for a Radial Gradient in Age of the Apple Fruit Cuticle

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2021
The pattern of cuticle deposition plays an important role in managing strain buildup in fruit cuticles. Cuticular strain is the primary trigger for numerous fruit-surface disorders in many fruit crop species.
Yiru Si   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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