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A Ca²⁺-Mediated Switch of Epiplakin from a Diffuse to Keratin-Bound State Affects Keratin Dynamics

Cells, 2022
Keratins exert important structural but also cytoprotective functions. They have to be adaptable to support cellular homeostasis. Epiplakin (EPPK1) has been shown to decorate keratin filaments in epithelial cells and to play a protective role under ...
Sonia Ratajczyk, Corinne Drexler, Reinhard Windoffer, Rudolf E. Leube, Peter Fuchs   +4 more
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A curated catalog of canine and equine keratin genes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Keratins represent a large protein family with essential structural and functional roles in epithelial cells of skin, hair follicles, and other organs. During evolution the genes encoding keratins have undergone multiple rounds of duplication and humans ...
Pierre Balmer, Anina Bauer, Shashikant Pujar, Kelly M McGarvey, Monika Welle, Arnaud Galichet, Eliane J Müller, Kim D Pruitt, Tosso Leeb, Vidhya Jagannathan   +9 more
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KERATINIZATION

International Journal of Dermatology, 1976
Early studies have already shown that the tonofibrils of malpighian cells consist of a --SH containing fibrous alpha-protein. It was assumed that the highly resistant protective substance, keratin, was formed by the conversion of --SH groups into --S--S--bonds in this protein.
K, Fukuyama, N, Inoue, H, Suzuki, W L, Epstein   +3 more
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KRT6A Promotes EMT and Cancer Stem Cell Transformation in Lung Adenocarcinoma

Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2020
Aim: Keratin 6A is a type II cytokeratin which is important in forming nail bed, filiform papillae, the epithelial lining of oral mucosa, and esophagus; recently, keratin 6A was found hyperexpressed in different types of cancer.
Bin Yang MD, Wei Zhang MD, Mengmeng Zhang MD, Xuhong Wang MD, Shengzu Peng MD, Rongsheng Zhang MD   +5 more
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Physicochemical and thermal characterization and antioxidant property of chicken feather keratin and ginger starch hybrid nanocomposite film

Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2023
The fabrication of starch-based nanocomposites is regarded as a sustainable method of manufacturing ecologically favourable packaging materials in addition to their better gaseous barrier attribute over starch films.
Olarewaju M. Oluba, Deborah A. Edeh, Samuel I. Ojeaburu, Opeyemi A. Bayo-Olorunmeke, Sunday J. Josiah   +4 more
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The molecular genetic analysis of the expanding pachyonychia congenita case collection [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundPachyonychia congenita (PC) is a rare autosomal dominant keratinizing disorder characterized by severe, painful, palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) and nail dystrophy, often accompanied by oral leukokeratosis, cysts and follicular keratosis.
Wilson, N. J., Shepherd, A. A., Hansen, C. D., Sprecher, E., Milstone, L. M., McLean, W. H. I., Schwartz, M. E., Al-Asadi, E., Smith, F. J. D., O'Toole, E.   +9 more
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Keratin-Butyrate Scaffolds Promote Skin Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats Through Down-Regulation of IL-1β and Up-Regulation of Keratins 16 and 17

, 2022
Impaired wound healing particularly in diabetics creates a significant healthcare burden. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of keratin-butyrate fibers (FKDP +0.1%NaBu) in a full-thickness skin wound model in 30 diabetic rats.
Mateusz Rybka (14011570), Emilia Samborowska (4683826), Bartłomiej Cieślik (5068253), Marek Konop (4405183), Piotr Konopelski (14011588), Łukasz Mazurek (14011573), Anna K. Laskowska (13885530), Adam Waszkowski (14011585), Robert A. Schwartz (3213558), Rafał Mazgaj (14011579), Zbigniew Ruszczak (14011576), Dorota Sulejczak (615690), Mateusz Szudzik (13965413), Jakub Frankowski (14011582), Joanna Czuwara (4405171)   +14 more
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Enhancing Physical Properties of Viscose by Preparing Viscose/Keratin/Nano ZnO Composite Fabric

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
The emulsion of Keratin nano ZnO was prepared by extracting the keratin from wool. Cellulose viscose fabric was treated by plasma and immersed in solution and by special chemical method the fabric was finished with keratin/ZnO.
Najmeh Kooshamoghadam, Salar Zohoori, Maryam Bekrani, Sara Shahsavari, Reyhaneh Talebikatieklahijany   +4 more
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Keratin Gene Expression Differences in Wool Follicles and Sequence Diversity of High Glycine-Tyrosine Keratin-Associated Proteins (Kaps) in Magra Sheep of India

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020
Wool fibers consist of proteins with majority belongs to keratin family. Longitudinally arrayed keratin intermediate filaments constitute a matrix surrounded by keratin-associated proteins (KAPs).
Rajiv Kumar, A S Meena, Ashish Chopra, Arun Kumar   +3 more
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Mutations in Homocysteine Metabolism Genes Increase Keratin N-Homocysteinylation and Damage in Mice

International Journal of Genomics, 2018
Genetic or nutritional deficiencies in homocysteine (Hcy) metabolism increase Hcy-thiolactone, which causes protein damage by forming isopetide bonds with lysine residues, generating N-Hcy-protein.
Kamila Borowczyk, Jacek Wróblewski, Joanna Suliburska, Noriyuki Akahoshi, Isao Ishii, Hieronim Jakubowski   +5 more
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