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Determination of Keratinase Activity using Chicken Feather DMSO extract and its optimization with Response Surface Methodology [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Keratinase is an enzyme capable of degrading keratin, exhibiting two activities: protease activity, which cleaves peptide bonds, and disulfide reductase activity, which reduces disulfide bonds (-S-S-). However, keratinase activity is often measured using
Rizqi Maharani Fazria, Suharti Suharti
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A Nano-Silver Loaded PVA/Keratin Hydrogel With Strong Mechanical Properties Provides Excellent Antibacterial Effect for Delayed Sternal Closure

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Delayed chest closure (DSC) is widely performed during the treatment of congenital heart diseases. However, the high prevalence of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing DSC affects prognosis negatively. Herein, we designed a suturable poly
Yanjun Pan, Pengfei Li, Fubang Liang, Jingyi Zhang, Jiang Yuan, Meng Yin   +5 more
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Two Routes to Land: Genomic Underpinnings of Parallel Aerial Egg Deposition in Aquatic Old‐World Pila and New‐World Pomacea (Ampullariidae)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Comparative genomics of Gondwana‐diverged Pila and Pomacea reveals parallel evolution of aerial oviposition. Convergent chromosomal rearrangements reshape regulatory landscapes within topologically associating domains. Lineage‐specific gene family expansions and viral‐derived perivitelline proteins (PV1) underpin desiccation resistance.
Yufei Zhou, Huawei Mu, Xueying Nie, Yue Gao, Hui Wang, Ling Fang, Tiangang Luan, Monthon Ganmanee, Jian‐Wen Qiu, Jin Sun, Jack Chi‐Ho Ip   +10 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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How keratin cortex thickness affects iridescent feather colours

Royal Society Open Science, 2023
The bright, saturated iridescent colours of feathers are commonly produced by single and multi-layers of nanostructured melanin granules (melanosomes), air and keratin matrices, surrounded by an outer keratin cortex of varying thicknesses.
Deok-Jin Jeon, Seungmuk Ji, Eunok Lee, Jihun Kang, Jiyeong Kim, Liliana D'Alba, Marie Manceau, Matthew D. Shawkey, Jong-Souk Yeo   +8 more
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TOLLIP Inhibits Psoriasis Progression via Suppressing PKM2‐Mediated Glycolysis in Keratinocytes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this study, we identify TOLLIP as a critical regulator of psoriasis pathogenesis through its modulation of glycolytic metabolism. Our findings establish the TOLLIP‐PKM2‐glycolysis axis as a key mechanism linking metabolic reprogramming to psoriasis pathogenesis, and propose TOLLIP as a promising therapeutic target.
Xiuhuan Jiang, Guoying Miao, Na Shen, Qingxia Han, Xiaoru Han, Zichang Qiao, Kexin Feng, Zhuo Tan, Yaguang Wang, Xiuhua Liu, Chen Wu, Zhenzhen Yan   +11 more
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Proteolytic and non-proteolytic mechanisms of keratin degradation in Onygena corvina revealed by a proteogenomic approach

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Keratin-rich by-products from the poultry, textile, and leather industries pose a significant challenge for sustainable waste management due to their highly recalcitrant nature.
Siddhi Pavale, Clémentine Isembart, Volha Shapaval, Tina R. Tuveng, Sabina Leanti La Rosa, Vincent G. H. Eijsink   +5 more
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BIN1 and ALDH1B1 Deficiency in Colonic Smooth Muscle Drives Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Fibrosis in Slow‐Transit Constipation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Slow‐transit constipation (STC) is a disabling motility disorder with unclear smooth‐muscle mechanisms. Spatial proteomic analysis of STC patient colon reveals both the central pathogenic role of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in STC and novel regulators of intestinal motility, BIN1 and ALDH1B1.
Jianbo Liu, Hao Zhang, Wenhao Qiao, Ran Liu, Jie Sun, Xiaopei Li, Qin Li, Dongbo Zhao, Dawei Chen, Jingxin Li, Shuxiao Dong   +10 more
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Highly Flexible and Conformable ZnO/FeGa Magnetoelectric Heterostructures for Skin wound Healing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The magnetic field‐induced electric field generated by a highly flexile ZnO(piezoelectric)/FeGa(magnetostrictive) magnetoelectric heterostructure embedded in the low Young's modulus elastomer PDMS has been used to stimulate the wound healing processes.
Filippos Perdikos, Laia Bagur, Cristina Vaca, Aritz Lafuente, Joaquin Llacer‐Wintle, Bojan Ambrožič, Christina Stefani, Minsoo Kim, Goran Dražić, Darja Lisjak, Jordi Sort, Xiang‐Zhong Chen, Maria Jose Esplandiu, Salvador Pané, Carme Nogués, Josep Nogués, Andreu Blanquer, Borja Sepúlveda   +17 more
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Multiprotein collagen/keratin hydrogel promoted myogenesis and angiogenesis of injured skeletal muscles in a mouse model

BMC Biotechnology
Volumetric loss is one of the challenging issues in muscle tissue structure that causes functio laesa. Tissue engineering of muscle tissue using suitable hydrogels is an alternative to restoring the physiological properties of the injured area.
Atieh Rezaei Namjoo, Ayla Hassani, Hassan Amini, Fateme Nazaryabrbekoh, Sepideh Saghati, Mohammad Ali Ebrahimi Saadatlou, Ali Baradar Khoshfetrat, Nafiseh Didar Khosrowshahi, Reza Rahbarghazi   +8 more
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