Characterization and expression analysis of the hair keratin associated protein KAP26.1

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 725-729

  Rogers, M A ^a   Langbein, L ^a   Praetzel Wunder, S ^a   Giehl, K ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Gene expression; Hair follicle; Keratin associated protein

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; PROTEIN KAP25.1; PROTEIN KAP26.1; PROTEIN KAP27.1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 49749119196     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08743.x     Document Type: Article

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