The Hair Fibre: Proteins, Structure and Development

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Plowman, Jeffrey E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Harland, Duane P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Deb-Choudhury, Santanu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1054
• Subjects: Human physiology.; Human Physiology.

Hair is a sophisticated bio-based material, whether it is on a human head or part of a mammalian coat. In particular, the role of the proteins in the follicle, integral to hair development, are not well understood. This new book seeks to integrate the latest research in proteomic and morphological s...

Table of Contents:

• Fibre Ultrastructure
• The Follicle Cycle in Brief
• Diversity of Trichocyte Keratins and Keratin
• Evolution of Trichocyte Keratins
• Evolution of Trichocyte Keratin Associated Proteins
• Structural Hierarchy of Trichocyte Keratin Intermediate Filaments
• Trichocyte Keratin-Associated Proteins (KAPs)
• Introduction to Hair Development
• Environment of the Anagen Follicle
• Development of Hair Fibres
• Macrofibril Formation
• Crosslinking Between Trichocyte Keratins and Keratin Associated Proteins
• The Thermodynamics of Trichocyte Keratins
• Oxidative Modification of Trichocyte Keratins.