 | Keratin (/ˈkɛrətɪn/) is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as scleroproteins. Alpha-keratin (α-keratin) is a type of keratin found... 39 KB (3,016 words) - 08:57, 8 March 2024 |
Alpha-keratin, or α-keratin, is a type of keratin found in mammalian vertebrates. This protein is the primary component in hairs, horns, claws, nails... 11 KB (1,442 words) - 09:45, 18 August 2023 |
Hair keratin is a type of keratin found in hair and the nails. Originating from the embryonic epidermis, the hair follicle evolves into one of the most... 15 KB (1,833 words) - 11:57, 19 February 2024 |
Beta-keratin (β-keratin) is a member of a structural protein family found in the epidermis of reptiles and birds. Beta-keratins were named so because they... 7 KB (847 words) - 14:56, 24 April 2024 |
 | is encoded by the KRT19 gene. Keratin 19 is a type I keratin. Keratin 19 is a member of the keratin family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins... 13 KB (1,536 words) - 04:19, 25 March 2024 |
 | Keratin 18 is a type I cytokeratin. It is, together with its filament partner keratin 8, perhaps the most commonly found products of the intermediate... 9 KB (1,143 words) - 04:19, 25 March 2024 |
| Keratin 6A is one of the 27 different type II keratins expressed in humans. Keratin 6A was the first type II keratin sequence determined. Analysis of the... 6 KB (846 words) - 16:41, 18 September 2021 |
A keratin disease is a genetic disorder of one of the keratin genes.[citation needed] An example is monilethrix. The first to be identified was epidermolysis... 3 KB (141 words) - 03:26, 25 January 2024 |
Brazilian hair straightening (redirect from Keratin straightening) including Brazilian Blowout, Breezilian straightening, Brazilian Keratin Treatment, BKT, and Keratin Cure. It is called Escova Progressiva in Brazil and Alisado... 29 KB (3,273 words) - 20:38, 1 April 2024 |
 | Horn (anatomy) (redirect from Keratin horn) projection on the head of various animals that consists of a covering of keratin and other proteins surrounding a core of live bone. Horns are distinct... 19 KB (2,365 words) - 00:55, 27 February 2024 |
| Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 4 also known as cytokeratin-4 (CK-4) or keratin-4 (K4) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT4 gene. Keratin 4... 7 KB (944 words) - 23:56, 2 December 2023 |
 | Natural fiber (section Keratin) the body. Keratin is a structural protein located at the hard surfaces in many vertebrates. Keratin has two forms, α-keratin and β-keratin, that are found... 23 KB (2,575 words) - 00:45, 28 March 2024 |
| and binds to Keratin 10, a Type I keratin, to form a coiled coil heterotypic keratin chain. Keratin 1 and Keratin 10 are specifically expressed in the... 11 KB (1,260 words) - 19:29, 2 December 2023 |
| Keratin 6C (protein name K6C; gene name KRT6C), is a type II cytokeratin, one of a number of isoforms of keratin 6 encoded by separate genes located within... 5 KB (636 words) - 19:49, 13 August 2023 |
| Keratin 14 is a member of the type I keratin family of intermediate filament proteins. Keratin 14 was the first type I keratin sequence determined. Keratin... 10 KB (1,175 words) - 20:26, 29 January 2023 |
| Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8 also known as cytokeratin-8 (CK-8) or keratin-8 (K8) is a keratin protein that is encoded in humans by the KRT8 gene.... 10 KB (1,288 words) - 13:09, 5 December 2020 |
| Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 7 also known as cytokeratin-7 (CK-7) or keratin-7 (K7) or sarcolectin (SCL) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the... 9 KB (1,172 words) - 21:33, 15 December 2023 |
A keratin pearl is a keratinized structure found in regions where abnormal squamous cells form concentric layers. Also called an epithelial pearl, due... 818 bytes (71 words) - 14:44, 21 March 2021 |
 | Cytokeratin (redirect from Epithelial keratin) Cytokeratins are keratin proteins found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue. They are an important component of intermediate filaments... 10 KB (974 words) - 16:37, 31 December 2023 |
sequences of keratins revealed that keratins could be grouped into two categories based on their sequence homologies. These two groups of keratins were named... 7 KB (243 words) - 18:46, 9 February 2024 |
Keratin 6B is a type II cytokeratin, one of a number of isoforms of keratin 6. It is found with keratin 16 and/or keratin 17 in the hair follicles, the... 2 KB (246 words) - 07:49, 18 August 2023 |
| Keratin 5, also known as KRT5, K5, or CK5, is a protein that is encoded in humans by the KRT5 gene. It dimerizes with keratin 14 and forms the intermediate... 21 KB (2,637 words) - 11:21, 3 April 2024 |
| Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 10 also known as cytokeratin-10 (CK-10) or keratin-10 (K10) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT10 gene. Keratin... 9 KB (1,082 words) - 20:39, 13 October 2022 |
| KRT71 (redirect from Keratin 71) KRT71 is a keratin gene. Keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into... 2 KB (202 words) - 16:56, 9 December 2023 |
Keratin-associated proteins (KRTAPs, KAPs) and keratins are the major components of hair and nails. The content of KRTAPs in hair varies considerably... 4 KB (554 words) - 20:07, 2 September 2023 |
 | Epidermoid cyst (redirect from Keratin cyst) symptoms, or it may be painful when touched. It can release macerated keratin. In contrast to pilar cysts, epidermoid cysts are usually present on parts... 12 KB (1,053 words) - 15:30, 11 March 2024 |
Liming (leather processing) (section Keratin removal) pit. Its objectives are: Removal of interfibrillary proteins. Removal of keratin proteins. Collagen swelling due to the alkaline pH. Collagen fibre bundle... 3 KB (435 words) - 06:03, 19 March 2024 |
| Keratin 16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT16 gene. Keratin 16 is a type I cytokeratin. It is paired with keratin 6 in a number of epithelial... 8 KB (1,088 words) - 20:40, 13 October 2022 |
 | or skin), often associated with the presence of an abnormal quantity of keratin, and is usually accompanied by an increase in the granular layer. As the... 11 KB (1,096 words) - 04:49, 29 February 2024 |
 | Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough rigid protein called alpha-keratin, a polymer also found in the claws, hooves and horns of vertebrates. The... 33 KB (4,023 words) - 18:43, 22 April 2024 |