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Soft epidermis of a scaleless snake lacks beta-keratin
European Journal of Histochemistry, 2009 Beta-keratins are responsible for the mechanical resistance of scales in reptiles. In a scaleless crotalus snake (Crotalus atrox), large areas of the skin are completely devoid of scales, and the skin appears delicate and wrinkled.
M Toni, L Alibardi
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Autoinflammatory keratinization diseases [PDF]
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2017 Inflammation caused by the hyperactivation of innate immunity due to genetic factors occasionally leads to inflammatory cutaneous keratinization diseases. Such inflammatory keratinization diseases with genetic autoinflammatory mechanisms are called “autoinflammatory keratinization diseases” (AiKDs). We proposed a four-part definition of AiKDs.
Akiyama, Masashi +3 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Hair keratin fibers inevitably deteriorate under UV exposure, heat, and dryness. A robust composite coating assembles delaminated Ti3C2 MXene nanosheets onto keratin surfaces through biocompatible metal‐polyphenol networks of EGCG. This hybrid layer simultaneously screens UV, dissipates heat, reinforces mechanical strength, suppresses static charge ...
Juyeon Kang +8 more
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, 2001 A cascading system of hierarchical, artificial neural networks (named PRED-CLASS) is presented for the generalized classification of proteins into four distinct classes-transmembrane, fibrous, globular, and mixed-from information solely encoded in their ...
Adams +34 more
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Convergent evolution of cysteine-rich proteins in feathers and hair [PDF]
, 2015 Background Feathers and hair consist of cornified epidermal keratinocytes in which proteins are crosslinked via disulfide bonds between cysteine residues of structural proteins to establish mechanical resilience.
Bettina Strasser +4 more
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Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani +3 more
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Keratinases: emerging trends in production and applications as novel multifunctional biocatalysts
Kuwait Journal of Science, 2016 Keratinases are proteolytic enzymes capable of degrading rigid and insoluble keratinous proteins present in skinand appendages. They are produced in the keratinous substrates such as feather, hair, wool, nail, horn and hoof bymicroorganisms.
Isiaka A. Adelere, Agbaje Lateef
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Force-induced recruitment of cten along keratin network in epithelial cells. [PDF]
, 2019 The cytoskeleton provides structural integrity to cells and serves as a key component in mechanotransduction. Tensins are thought to provide a force-bearing linkage between integrins and the actin cytoskeleton; yet, direct evidence of tensin's role in ...
Cheah, Joleen S +4 more
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Keratin Dynamics: Modeling the Interplay between Turnover and Transport [PDF]
, 2015 Keratin are among the most abundant proteins in epithelial cells. Functions of the keratin network in cells are shaped by their dynamical organization. Using a collection of experimentally-driven mathematical models, different hypotheses for the turnover
Chung, Andy +4 more
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Magnetic Textiles: A Review of Materials, Fabrication, Properties, and Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Magnetic textiles (M‐textiles) are emerging as a programmable materials platform that merges magnetic matter with hierarchical textile structures. This article consolidates magnetic material classes, textile architectures, and fabrication and magnetization strategies, revealing structure–property–function relationships that govern magneto‐mechanical ...
Li Ke +3 more
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